Acura RL. Manual - part 828

Fig. 105: Identifying Pinion Shaft, Sleeve, Pin And Cutout
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36. Apply power steering fluid to the seal ring lip of the new valve oil seal (A), then install the seal in the

valve housing (B) using a hydraulic press, driver and attachment, 32 x 35 mm. Install the seal with its
grooved side facing the tool.

Fig. 106: Identifying Valve Oil Seal And Valve Housing
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37. Press the ball bearing (C) into the valve housing with a hydraulic press and special tools.

38. Apply vinyl tape (A) to the pinion shaft, then coat the vinyl tape with power steering fluid.

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Fig. 107: Identifying Vinyl Tape, Valve Housing, Valve Seal Rings And Valve Oil Seal Sealing
Lip
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39. Insert the pinion shaft into the valve housing (B). Be careful not to damage the valve seal rings (C)

and valve oil seal sealing lip (D).

40. Install the pinion oil seal (E) onto the pinion shaft with its grooved side (F).

41. Remove the vinyl tape from the pinion shaft, then remove any residue from the tape adhesive.

42. Press the pinion shaft/sleeve into the valve housing with a hydraulic press. Check that the pinion

shaft/sleeve turns smoothly by hand after installing it.

Fig. 108: Pressing Pinion Shaft/Sleeve Into Valve Housing
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43. Coat the piston seal ring guide with power steering fluid, then slide it onto the rack, big end first.

44. Position the new O-ring (A) and new piston seal ring (B) on the piston seal ring guide, then slide them

down toward the big end of the tool.

Note these items during reassembly:

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Do not over expand the resin seal rings. Install the resin seal rings with care so as not to damage
them. After installation, make sure you contract the seal ring using the piston seal ring sizing
tool.

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Replace the piston's O-ring and seal ring as a set.

Fig. 109: Identifying O-Ring
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45. Pull the O-ring off into the piston groove, then pull the piston seal ring off into the piston groove on

top of the O-ring.

46. Coat the piston seal ring (A) and the inside of the piston seal ring sizing tool with power steering

fluid, then carefully slide the tool onto the rack and over the piston seal ring.

Fig. 110: Identifying Piston Seal Ring
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47. Move the piston seal ring sizing tool back and forth several times to make sure the piston seal ring fits

snugly in the piston.

48. Coat the sliding surface of the cylinder end seal slider (A) and new cylinder end seal (B) with power

steering fluid. Place the seal on the cylinder end seal slider with its grooved side (C) facing opposite
the cylinder end seal slider.

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Fig. 111: Identifying Cylinder End Seal Slider And Cylinder End Seal
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49. Coat the surface of the steering rack (A) with power steering fluid.

Fig. 112: Identifying Steering Rack, End Seal And Grooved Side
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50. Install the cylinder end seal (B) onto the steering rack with its grooved side (C) toward the piston (D).

51. Separate the cylinder end seal from the special tool, then remove the special tool.

52. Install the new backup ring (A) on the steering rack, then place the backup ring and cylinder end seal

(B) against the piston (C).

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