Chery A15. Manual — part 72

18. Conical connector 2
19. Left oil tube assy 1
20. Lock nut 1
21. Adjusting plug 1
22. Spring 1
23. Rack holder 1
24. Hexagon flange bolt 1
25. Bearing 1
26.

Plug cap 1

27. Right oil tube assy 1
28. O rubber ring 2
29. Washer 2
30. Oil seal 2
31. Steering rack piston assy 1
32. Piston ring 1
33. O rubber ring 1
34. Housing 1
35. Stop collar 1

36. Wire stopper 1

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Removal and Dismantling of Steering Gear

Repair and adjust after the removal of the steering gear

Tightening Torque for the Fastener Set Components （Shown as the table below）

Description

Specification

Quantity

Tightening Torque

（N.m）

Hexagon flange bolt

Q1840812

1

20~30

Plug cap

M30X1.5

1

35~45

Lock nut

M32X1.5

1

40~50

Oil tube connector bolt

M12X1

2

15~25

Inner ball joint-rack

M12X1

2

70~90

Hexagon nut - outboard joint

M14X1.5

2

4.9~9.8

Fix the steering Gear

（Refer to Illustration 5）

Illustration 6

Illustration 5

·Fix the steering gear on the vises and keep the
input shaft flatly. Take off plug cap of the oil
inlet and the outlet to discharge the oil. Rotate
the input shaft for several times to discharge the
oil from the steering gear.

Remove the left and right steering link assy
(Refer to Illustration 6)

·Loosen the lock nut 3 of the left and right
steering link assy, and then remove the
outboard joint assy 1 and 2

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Illustration 7

Remove the left and right protector (Refer to
Illustration 7)

·Remove the single ear no-level clip 6, then
the clamp 4 and take off the protector 5.

Remove the left and right oil tube assy（Refer
to Illustration 8）

·Loosen the joint nuts of the left oil tube assy
19 and right oil tube assy 27, and then remove
the left and the right oil tube assy.

Illustration 9

Illustration 8

Remove the inner ball joint （ Refer to
Illustration 9）

·Lock the rack with an open-end assistant, and
screw up the inner ball joint assy 7 with another
assistant.

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Illustration 10

Remove the support device of the rack
（Refer to Illustration 10）

·Screw down the lock nut 20 with an special
purpose spanner first, then the adjusting plug 21,
and remove the spring 22 and the rack holder 23
in sequence..

Remove the valve core assy （ Refer to
Illustration 11）

Illustration 11

·Clamp the hull oil cylinder assy 17 which is
used to fix the valve core assy on the bench
vises and the upper limiting plug of the rack
end. Remove the hexagon flange bolt 23 and
the plug cap 26 of the valve core tail with a
special purpose tool. Then remove the valve
core assy 13. Cover the protector on the pinion
shaft spline, and take off the oil seal 11 and the
bearing 12(Do not damage the lip of the oil
seal)

Remove the stop collar assy （ Refer to
Illustration 12）

Illustration 12

·Remove the round wire snap ring 36 with a
wire caliper, then the stop collar 35 and the O
rubber ring 28

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