Honda Civic. Manual — part 959

Fig. 41: Identifying Lower Slide Shaft With Wire Between Joint Yokes

8. Release the lock lever, and adjust the steering column to the full telescopic out

position, then tighten the lock lever.

9. Remove the steering joint bolt (A), and disconnect the steering joint by moving

the steering joint (B) toward the column..

Fig. 42: Identifying Steering Joint Bolt

10. Remove the center guide (A) (if equipped), and discard it. The center guide is

for factory assembly only.

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Fig. 43: Identifying Center Guide

11. Remove the cowl cover and under-cowl panel (see FRONT GRILLE

COVER REPLACEMENT ).

12. Remove the air cleaner housing (see THROTTLE BODY CLEANING ).
13. Remove the air cleaner housing mounting bracket (A), and install support

eyelet (B) behind the breather pipe (C) and down to the threaded hole (D) on
the cylinder head.

Fig. 44: Identifying Mounting Bracket And Support Eyelet

14. Attach the support eyelet (A) to the cylinder head with the support bolt (B).

Tighten the bolt by hand.

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Fig. 45: Identifying Support Eyelet And Support Bolt

15. Install the front leg assembly (A), hook (B), and wing nut (C) from an A and

Reds engine support hanger (AAR-T-12566) onto the engine hanger. Carefully
position the engine hanger on the vehicle, and attach the hook to the slotted
hole in the support eyelet (D). Tighten the wing nut by hand to lift and support
the engineltransmission assembly.

Fig. 46: Identifying Special Tool

16. Remove the pump outlet hose clamp (A) from the intake manifold.

NOTE:

Use care when working around the windshield.

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Fig. 47: Identifying Steering Joint Cover

17. Raise the front of vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper

locations (see LIFT AND SUPPORT POINTS ).

18. Remove the front wheels.
19. Remove the cotter pin (A) from the 12 mm nut (B), and loosen the nut.

Fig. 48: Identifying Tie-Rod Cotter Pin And Nut

20. Separate the tie-rod ball joint and knuckle using the ball joint remover (see

BALL JOINT REMOVAL ).

21. Remove the inlet line clamp bolt (A).

Open the return line holder (B), and remove the return line clamp bolt (C).

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2006-08 STEERING Hydraulic Power Steering Components - Civic (All Except Hybrid)