Nissan Sentra. Manual - part 822

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STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE

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REMOVAL 

Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1. Set steering wheel to the straight-ahead position.
2. Remove floor cover (1). 

• Lower shaft assembly (2).

3. Remove the lower shaft assembly bolt and position the lower shaft assembly out of the way. Refer to 

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12, "Removal and Installation"

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CAUTION:

• Spiral cable may be cut if steering wheel turns while separating steering column assembly and

steering gear assembly. Always fix the steering wheel using string to avoid turning.

• Place a matching mark on both intermediate shaft and steering gear assembly before removing

intermediate shaft.

4. Remove wheels and tires using power tool. Refer to 

WT-47, "Adjustment"

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Steering gear assembly

2.

Front suspension member

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5. Remove steering outer socket from steering knuckle so as not to

damage ball joint boot using Tool.

CAUTION:

Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads

and to prevent the Tool from a sudden drop.

6. Remove front suspension member. Refer to 

FSU-16, "Removal

and Installation"

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7. Remove steering gear assembly from front suspension member.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

Spiral cable may be cut if steering wheel turns while separating steering column assembly and steer-

ing gear assembly. Always fix the steering wheel using string to avoid turning.

• Perform final tightening of nuts and bolts on each part under unladen conditions with tires on level ground

when removing steering gear assembly. 

• Check wheel alignment. Refer to 

FSU-7, "Adjustment"

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• Rotate steering wheel to check for decentered condition, binding, noise or excessive steering effort.

• Do not reuse steering outer socket nut and steering gear assembly nut.

• Perform neutral position steering angle adjustment. Refer to 

BRC-54, "Work Procedure"

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Tool number : HT72520000 (J-25730-A)

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DISASSEMBLY

1. Loosen outer socket lock nut, and remove outer socket.

CAUTION:

When loosening lock nut, be sure to fix outer socket with a wrench or an equivalent.

2. Remove boot clamps, and then remove boot from inner socket.

CAUTION:

• Do not damage inner socket part and gear housing part of steering gear assembly when remov-

ing boot. steering gear assembly must be replaced if steering gear assembly are damaged

because it may cause foreign material interfusion.

• Do not reuse boot clamps.

3. Remove inner socket.

ASSEMBLY

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Outer socket

2.

Boot clamp (small diameter)

3.

Boot

4.

Boot clamp (large diameter)

5.

Inner socket

6.

Gear housing assembly

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1. Apply recommended grease to inner socket (A) of gear housing

assembly, and install boot to gear housing assembly.

Use Genuine Lithium Soap, Autorex A (manufactured by

Kyodo yushi) or equivalent. 

CAUTION:

Do not reuse boot.

2. Install boot clamp (large diameter) (1) to boot using Tool.

CAUTION:

• Do not reuse boot clamp (large diameter).

• Install boot clamp (large diameter) securely to boot

groove, and crimp it so as to have clearance (B) of 3 mm

(0.12 in) or less as shown.

3. Install boot clamp (small diameter) to boot.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse boot clamp (small diameter).

4. Adjust inner socket to standard length (L), and then tighten outer

socket lock nut (1) to the specified torque. Check length again

after tightening lock nut.

CAUTION:

• When tightening the outer socket lock nut (1), be sure to

fix outer socket (2) with suitable tool to prevent the ball

joint from getting contact with the knuckle. 

• Adjust toe-in after this procedure. The length achieved

after toe-in adjustment is not necessary the above value.

Grease application position (Reference)
(B)

: 10 mm (0.39 in)

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Tool number (A)

: KV40107300 ( — )

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(L)

: Refer to 

ST-19, "Power Steering Gear"

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