Civic DX Coupe L4-1590cc 1.6L SOHC MFI (1999)
22. Insert the pinion shaft into the valve housing.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the valve seal rings.
23. Remove the vinyl tape from the pinion shaft.
24. Press the pinion shaft/sleeve using a hydraulic press as shown.
NOTE: Check that the pinion shaft/sleeve turns smoothly by turning the pinion shaft.
25. Coat the piston seal ring guide with power steering fluid, then slide it onto the rack, big end first.
26. Position the new O-ring and new piston seal ring on the special tool, then slide them down toward the big end of the tool.
NOTE:
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Do not over expand the resin seal rings. Install the resin seal rings with care so as not to damage them. After installation, be sure to contract the
seal ring using the special tool (sizing tool).
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Replace the piston's O-ring and seal ring as a set.
27. Pull the O-ring off into the piston groove, then pull the piston seal ring off into the piston groove on top of the O-ring.
28. Coat the piston seal ring and the inside of the special tool with power steering fluid.
29. Carefully slide the tool onto the rack and over the piston seal ring.
30. Move the special tool back and forth several times to make the piston seal ring fit snugly in the piston.
