Suburban 3/4 Ton 4WD V8-305 5.0L (1986)
When piston ring is in housing bore, arbor and seal compressor can be removed.
11.
Turn stub shaft as necessary until middle rack groove in rack-piston is aligned with center of pitman shaft needle bearing.
12.
Lubricate new side cover O-ring seal and install in groove in face of side cover.
13.
Assemble side cover on pitman shaft by screwing cover onto adjusting screw until cover bottoms on pitman shaft.
14.
Install pitman shaft so that center tooth in sector meshes with center groove of rack-piston. Make sure side cover O-ring is in place before pushing
side cover down on gear housing.
15.
Install side cover screws and lockwashers.
16.
Hold adjuster screw with Allen wrench and install new adjuster lock nut halfway on adjuster screw.
17.
Install rack-piston end plug in rack-piston and tighten plug to 75---80 ft. lbs.
18.
Lubricate new housing end plug O-ring seal with power steering fluid and install in gear housing.
19.
Insert end plug into gear housing and seat against O-seal. Slight tapping with a mallet may be necessary to seat end plug properly.
20.
Snap end plug retainer ring into place with fingers. Slight tapping may be required to bottom ring in housing securely. Install coupling flange.
