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6.1.0. removal

Steering6.1.0. removal

Delivery of steering pump at 1500 rpm	5.0 litres at 3.5 bar
Min. steering pressure	3.0 bar
Max. steering pressure (steering in lock)	79 ± 4 bar
Diameter of crankshaft pulley	140.0 mm
Diameter of steering pump pulley	130.0 mm
Steering lock angles: inner wheel	38 - 41°
Steering lock angles: outer wheel	32 - 35°

Camber angle (depending on model)	1° 30' to 2° 30'
Caster angle: to July 1990	0 to 1°
Caster angle: from July 1990	0° 15' to 1° 15'
Caster angle: 1800	0 to 0° 30'
Toe-in	0.5 ± 1.0 mm (0.02 to 0.04 in.)
King-pin inclination	9° 30' to 11° 30'

Place the front end of the vehicle on chassis stands and remove the front wheels.
Turn the steering into full lock to one side and remove the nut securing und track rod ball joint to the steering lever. Use a suitable puller, as shown in Fig. 6.2 and separate the ball joint connection.
Turn the steering into the opposite lock and carry out the same operations on the other side.
From the inside of the engine compartment remove the nut from the end of the clamp bolt (Fig. 6.3). The bolt secures the upper part of the steering column to the steering column universal joint. To separate the connection grip the steering wheel in pull it sharply upwards.
Remove the screws securing the filor cover underneath the pedal assembly and remove the cover together with the rubber seal.
In the now open floor board you will see a second universal joint. Remove the nut and the clamp bolt and remove the lower steering shaft together wuth the cover and the rubber seal out of the vehicle.
Remove the two mounting clamps for the steering unit from below the vehicle. One clamp is situated at the position shown in Fig. 6.4. The second clamp is fitted to the opposite side of the steering box.

Parts & tools for this job For 1987 Peugeot J5

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