TSX L4-2.4L (2005)
Steering Rack Gear: Customer Interest
Repair Procedure - Steps 52 Through 115
51. Once the stake is drilled out and the hole thoroughly cleaned, add several drops of oil at the stake hole to lubricate the threads. Remove the cylinder
end by securing the gearbox with a C-clamp and two wooden blocks, then use the 45 mm end of the lock nut wrench to remove the cylinder end.
NOTE:
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Add a couple of drops of oil at the stake hole every 1/4 turn for the first full turn to help lubricate the cylinder end threads.
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Do not clamp the gearbox housing in a vice.*
52. Press the outer cylinder end seal and the steering rack out of the gearbox:
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Install a bearing separator on the gearbox housing.
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Place an appropriately sized deep socket wrench and extension on the steering rack piston.
