TL V6-3206cc 3.2L SOHC MFI (1998)
19. Remove the vinyl tape from the steering rack, then push in the cylinder end seal with your finger.
NOTE:
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Remove any residue of tape adhesive.
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Take care not to damage the cylinder end seal with the threads and burrs at the staked position of the gearbox.
20. Install special to the steering gearbox, then clamp the tool in a vise with soft jaws as shown.
CAUTION: Do not clamp the cylinder housing.
21. Coat the inside surface of the cylinder end with power steering fluid, then install the cylinder end by screwing it into the cylinder housing.
22. Remove the puller yoke from the steering gearbox.
23. After tightening the cylinder end, stake the point of the cylinder housing shown below.
NOTE: Stake the cylinder in the position opposite from where the stake was removed during disassembly.
24. Select the 44 mm shim(s).
NOTE: Only reinstall the original 44 mm shim(s) when the steering gearbox is reassembled without replacing the pinion shaft, valve housing, and
gearbox housing with new ones.
If the pinion shaft, valve housing, and gearbox housing are replaced, select the new shim(s) as follows.
Shim Selection:
a. Set the four 44 mm shims on the bearing surface of the gearbox housing. Total thickness of the four shims should equal no more than 0.70 mm.
Shim set: four 44 mm shims (Thickness: 0.10 mm, 0.15 mm, 0.20 mm, 0.25 mm respectively)
CAUTION: The four 44 mm shims do not have thickness identification marks. Measure the thickness of each shim using a micrometer, and
mark the shim for identification.
