driver seat adjustment FORD MUSTANG 1969 Volume One Chassis

03-09-03
Saginaw Design Integral Power Steering Gear

03-09-03

shaft and install and tighten the attach-

ing bolts to specification.

6. Connect and tighten the fluid
pressure and the return line to the

steering gear.

7. Fill the power steering pump and
cycle the steering gear. Check for

leaks.
Check the reservoir fluid level

again and add as required.

MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS

Disassembly and reassembly of the

unit and the subassemblies must be

made on a clean workbench. As in re-

pairing any hyldraulically operated

unit, cleanliness is of tftfiiost impor-

tance. Therefore, the bench, tools, and

parts must be kept clean at all times.

Thoroughly clean the exterior of the

gear with a suitable solvent and, when

necessary, drain as much of the hy-

draulic fluid from the gear as possible.

DISASSEMBLY INTO

SUB-ASSEMBLIES

1,
Mount the steering gear in a

vise.
(Fig..
2\

2.
Rotate the end plug retaining

ring to place one end of the ring

opposite the hole in the housing.
3.
Working through the hole in the

housing (Fig. 3), unseat the retaining

ring then work it out of the groove

with a screwdriver.

4.
Rotate the input shaft in a coun-

terclockwise direction using a 3/4

inch, 12-point socket wrench to force

the end plug out of the housing. Do

not rotate the shaft any more than

necessary to remove the plug. Further

rotation will allow the balls to fall

from their circuit and allow the rack-

piston to become disengaged from the

sector shaft. Remove the O-ring from

the housing and discard it.

5.
Rotate the input shaft 1/2 turn

in a clockwise direction to draw the

piston inward.

6. Turn the end plug (Fig. 4) count-

erclockwise out of the piston with a

1/2 inch drive extension.
7.
Remove the lock nut from the

sector shaft adjustment screw. Discard

the nut.

8. Remove the four cover attaching

screws. Rotate the sector shaft adjust-

ment screw with an Allen wrench until

the cover is free of the housing. Re-

move the cover and the O-ring. Dis-

card the O-ring.

9. Turn the input shaft as required

to center the sector shaft teeth in the

housing.

10.
Tap the end of the sector shaft

with a soft-faced hammer to free it

from the housing.

11.
Remove the adjuster plug lock

nut.

12.
Remove the adjuster p>ug with

spanner wrench T65P-3A537-A (Fig.

15).

13.
Insert the tool shown ir Fig. 6

LOCK NUT RETUF™ P0RT

INLET PORT

TORSION BAR

STUB SHAFT
SECTOR SHAFT

ADJUSTMENT SCREW

ADJUSTER PLUG

HOUSING

SECTOR SHAFT

G
1649-
A

FIG. 2—Steering Gear
END PLUG

G1648-A

FIG. 3—Removing End Plug

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