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Rover 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual19 · Steering
19 · Steering & suspension

Dismantling (page 2 of 2)

Make
Rover
Model
Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual
Section
Repairs
SteeringDismantling · page 2 of 2
Diagram showing tool 18G 1637/1 being used on a yoke cover, with inset detail of staking marks labeled 18.
  1. Release staking securing yoke cover. Clean burrs from thread.
  2. Using tool 18G 1637/1, unscrew yoke cover from pinion housing.

Note: Cover is also retained with Loctite.

Diagram showing yoke cover, spring and yoke (labeled 20) being removed from the pinion housing.
  1. Remove yoke cover, spring and yoke.
Diagram showing support bush (21) and lockwire (22) on rack tube, with tool 18G 1637/2 indicated for rotation.
  1. Push rack to pinion end and remove RTV sealant from slot in rack tube.
  2. Unwind lockwire by inserting flat end of a small screwdriver in slot and using tool 18G 1637/2 to rotate support bush anti – clockwise.
Exploded diagram of pinion assembly showing screws (23), pinion cover (24), gasket (25), and rack protrusion dimension 'A' (26).
  1. Apply WD40 around screw heads and using TX30 bit, remove 3 screws securing pinion cover.

CAUTION: Use extreme care to avoid shearing screw heads.

  1. Remove pinion cover and gasket.
  2. Position rack so it protrudes 155 mm ‘A’ from pinion housing, this aligns undercut in rack with pinion.
  3. Holding rack away from pinion, withdraw pinion valve assembly carefully to avoid damage to valve sealing rings and housing seal.

CAUTION: The pinion and control valve are renewed as an assembly, new seals cannot be fitted to the control valve or housing.

Diagram showing tie-rod (27), support bush (28), rack (29), and lockstop assembly (30) being pulled apart.
  1. Temporally fit tie – rod to support bush end of rack.
  2. Pull rack to support bush end. Extract lockstop assembly from rack tube by giving a sharp pull to tie – rod, if lockstop is tight use a copper mallet on inner face of the inner ball joint.

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