Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin. Manual - part 265

STEERING – 

Power Steering Gear Box and Linkage

37A-21

Lubrication and Sealing Points

Fluid:

Automatic transmission fluid
DEXRON or DEXRON 

II

Grease: Silicone grease

Fluid:

Automatic transmission fluid
DEXRON or DEXRON 

II

Fluid:

Automatic transmission fluid
DEXRON or DEXRON 

II

Fluid:

Automatic transmission fluid
DEXRON or DEXRON 

II

Sealant: 3M ATD Part No. 8661

or equivalent

Grease: Repair kit grease

Fluid:

Automatic transmission fluid
DEXRON or DEXRON 

II

Grease: Repair kit grease

Fluid:

Automatic transmission fluid
DEXRON or DEXRON 

II

STEERING – 

Power Steering Gear Box Box and Linkage

37A-22

DISASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS

A

A

"

RACK SUPPORT COVER REMOVAL

A

B

"

OIL SEAL/PINION AND VALVE ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL

With a plastic hammer, lightly tap the pinion and valve assembly
in its spline to remove the lower oil seal and pinion and valve
assembly from the valve housing.

A

C

"

SEAL RING REMOVAL

Cut the seal ring to remove from the pinion and valve assembly.

Caution
When cutting the seal ring, be careful not to damage the
pinion and valve assembly.

A

D

"

UPPER BEARING/UPPER OIL SEAL REMOVAL

Using a socket, pull out the upper oil seal and bearing from
the valve housing.

A

E

"

CIRCLIP REMOVAL

1.

Turn the rack stopper clockwise until the circlip end comes
out of the slot in the rack housing.

2.

Turn the rack stopper anticlockwise to remove the circlip.

Caution
Do not turn the rack stopper anticlockwise first.
Otherwise, the circlip will get caught in the slot in
the housing, which makes the rack stopper unable
to turn.

MB991621

Socket

Rack stopper

Circlip

STEERING – 

Power Steering Gear Box Box and Linkage

37A-23

A

F

"

RACK STOPPER/RACK BUSHING ASSEMBLY/
RACK BUSHING/OIL SEAL/O-RING/RACK
REMOVAL

1.

Remove the rack stopper, rack bushing, oil seal and O-ring
together by pulling out the rack gently.

2.

Partially bend the oil seal to remove from the rack bushing.

Caution
Use care not to damage the oil seal press-fitting
surface of the rack bushing.

A

G

"

OIL SEAL REMOVAL

Use a pipe or the like to pull out the oil seal.

REASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS

"

A

A

GEAR HOUSING MOUNTING RUBBER
INSTALLATION

1.

Install the gear housing mounting rubber on the rack
housing so that the dimension shown is achieved.

NOTE
The gear housing mounting rubber can be installed
regardless of the installation direction of the slit.

2.

Apply specified adhesive to the slit of the gear housing
mounting rubber.

Specified adhesive: 

3M ATD Part No.8155 or equivalent

Rack bushing

Oil seal

Gear housing

Pipe

Slit

Slit

37.5 mm

37.5 mm

Gear housing
mounting rubber

Gear housing
mounting rubber

<R.H. drive vehicle>

<L.H. drive vehicle>

STEERING – 

Power Steering Gear Box Box and Linkage

37A-24

"

B

A

OIL SEAL INSTALLATION

"

C

A

RACK ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION

1.

Apply repair kit grease to the teeth of the rack assembly.

Caution
Use care not to close the vent hole in the rack with
grease.

2.

Cover the serrations of the rack assembly with the special
tool.

3.

Apply specified fluid to the outer surfaces of the special
tool, seal ring and O-ring.

Specified fluid:

Automatic transmission fluid
DEXRON or DEXRON 

II

4.

Slowly insert the rack covered with the special tool from
the power cylinder side of the gear housing.

Caution
Carefully push in the rack with the oil seal centre and
the special tool end matched. This is to avoid the
retainer spring coming off.

"

D

A

OIL SEAL/RACK BUSHING/RACK BUSHING
ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION

1.

Apply specified fluid to the outer surface of the oil seal.
Using the special tool, press in the oil seal until it is flush
with the bushing end face.

Specified fluid:

Automatic transmission fluid
DEXRON or DEXRON 

II

MB991197

Gear housing

Oil seal

MB991199

Vent hole

Seal ring, O-ring

MB991213

Oil seal

MB990925
(MB990927)

Oil seal

O-ring

Rack 
bushing