Mitsubishi Lancer. Manual — part 195

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LUBRICATION AND SEALING POINTS

AC200119 AC

Grease: Silicone grease

Fluid:
ATF DXRON III or
DEXRON II

Grease: Repair kit grease
Fluid:
ATF DXRON III or
DEXRON II
Sealant:
3M ATD Part No. 8661
or equivalent

Grease:
Multipurpose grease
SAE J310, NLGI No.2
or equivalent

Fluid:
ATF DXRON III or
DEXRON II

Fluid:
ATF DXRON III or
DEXRON II

Fluid:
ATF DXRON III or
DEXRON II

Grease: Repair kit grease
Fluid:
ATF DXRON III or DEXRON II

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DISASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS
<<A>> RACK SUPPORT COVER
REMOVAL

AC209838

MB990607

AK

<Invite>

AC103692 AI

MB991621

<Intense>

Using the following special tool, remove the rack
support cover from the steering gear.

• Torque wrench socket (MB990607) <Invite>

• Piston driver (MB991621) <Intense>

<<B>> LOWER OIL SEAL/PINION AND
VALVE ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

ACX01143 AB

Using a plastic hammer, gently tap the pinion to
remove it.

<<C>> SEAL RING REMOVAL

CAUTION

When cutting the seal ring, be careful not to dam-
age the pinion and valve assembly or the rack.

ACX01144 AB

Cut the seal ring and remove it from the pinion and
valve assembly or the rack.

<<D>> UPPER BEARING/UPPER OIL
SEAL REMOVAL

ACX01145AC

Socket

Using a socket, remove the oil seal and the ball bear-
ing from the valve housing simultaneously.

<<E>> CIRCLIP REMOVAL

CAUTION

If the rack stopper is first turned anticlockwise,
the circlip will get caught in the slot in the hous-
ing and the rack stopper will not turn.

ACX01146 AB

Circlip

Rack stopper

1. Turn the rack stopper clockwise until the end of

the circlip comes out of the slot in the rack
housing.

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2. Turn the rack stopper anticlockwise to remove the

circlip.

<<F>> RACK STOPPER/RACK
BUSHING/OIL SEAL/O-RING/RACK
ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

ACX01147 AB

1. Pull out the rack slowly. Take out the rack stopper

and the rack bushing at the same time.

CAUTION

Do not damage the oil seal press fitting surface.

ACX01148 AB

Rack bushing

2. Partially bend the oil seal and remove it from the

rack bushing.

<<G>> LOWER BEARING REMOVAL

ACX01149

MB990939

Lower bearing

AC

Valve housing

Use a brass bar or special tool brass bar
(MB990939) to remove the lower bearing from the
valve housing.

<<H>> NEEDLE BEARING REMOVAL

CAUTION

Do not open special tool excessively to prevent
damaging housing interior.

ACX01150 AB

Valve housing

MB991120

Needle
bearing

Use special tool needle bearing puller (MB991120) to
remove the needle bearing from the valve housing.

<<I>> OIL SEAL REMOVAL

CAUTION

Be careful not to damage the inner surface of the
rack cylinder of the gear housing.

AC100259

Oil seal

Pipe or similar tool

Gear housing

AB

Use a piece of pipe or similar tool to remove the oil
seal from the gear housing.

REASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS
>>A<< OIL SEAL INSTALLATION

1. Apply a coating of ATF DEXRON III or DEXRON II

to the both sides of the oil seal.

AC100260 AI

Oil seal

MB991202 <Invite>
MB991199 <Intense>

Gear housing

MB991197

2. Using the following special tools, press the oil seal

into the rack housing.

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• Bar (long type) (MB991197)

• Oil seal installer (MB991199) <Intense>

• Oil seal and bearing installer (MB991202)

<Invite>

>>B<< NEEDLE BEARING/LOWER
BEARING INSTALLATION

1. Apply ATF DEXRON III or DEXRON II to housing

and bearing press fitting surface.

CAUTION

Press-fit straight. The valve housing is alumin-
ium, and may become deformed if press-fit on an
angle.

ACX01153

Needle bearing

MB990938

MB991202

MB991202

Lower
bearing

AE

MB990938

2. Press fit needle bearing/lower bearing with the

following special tools.

• Bar (snap-in type) (MB990938)

• Oil seal and bearing installer (MB991202)

>>C<< RACK ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION

CAUTION

Do not close the vent hole in the rack with
grease.

ACX01154 AB

Seal ring and O-ring

Vent hole

1. Apply a coating of repair kit grease to the rack

teeth face.

ACX01155

MB991212 <Invite>
MB991213 <Intense>

AJ

Oil seal

2. Cover rack serrations with the following special

tool.

• Oil seal protector (MB991212) <Invite>

• Oil seal protector (MB991213) <Intense>

3. Apply ATF DEXRON III or DEXRON II to special

tool, and to the outer surface of the seal ring and
the O-ring.

4. Align the centre of the oil seal with the rack to

prevent the retainer spring from slipping. Slowly
insert the rack from power cylinder side.

>>D<< OIL SEAL/RACK BUSHING
INSTALLATION

ACX01156 AE

Oil seal

O-ring

MB990927

Rack
bushing

1. Apply ATF DEXRON III or DEXRON II to the outer

surface of the oil seal. Using special tool installer
adapter (MB990927), press in the oil seal until it is
flush with the bushing end face.

AC100261AC

Rack

Plastic tape

Rack bushing

2. Apply ATF DEXRON III or DEXRON II to the oil

seal inner surface and the O-ring.