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Steering Gear And Linkage Assembly: Notes

CAUTION:
  • To prevent damage to the steering gear when securing it in a vice, always secure it using aluminum plates and clean rags.
  1. Assemble in the order indicated in the illustration.
Fig 1: Exploded View Of Steering Gear And Linkage
G07626561Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
PARTS DESCRIPTION CHART

1 Gear housing
2 Mounting rubber (See MOUNTING RUBBER ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
3 O-ring (See O-RING, SEAL RING ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
4 Seal ring (See O-RING, SEAL RING ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
5 Oil seal (pinion shaft side) (See OIL SEAL (PISTON SHAFT SIDE), BACK-UP CYLINDER RING, AND STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
6 Back-up cylinder ring (See OIL SEAL (PISTON SHAFT SIDE), BACK-UP CYLINDER RING, AND STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
7 Steering rack (See OIL SEAL (PISTON SHAFT SIDE), BACK-UP CYLINDER RING, AND STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
8 Oil seal (cylinder end side) (See OIL SEAL (CYLINDER END SIDE), CYLINDER END ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
9 Cylinder end (See OIL SEAL (CYLINDER END SIDE), CYLINDER END ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
10 Valve housing
11 Oil seal (See OIL SEAL ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
12 Bush (See BUSH ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
13 Pinion shaft
14 Wave washer (See WAVE WASHER AND OIL SEAL ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
15 Oil seal (See WAVE WASHER AND OIL SEAL ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
16 O-ring (See O-RING ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
17 Seal ring (See SEAL RING ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
18 Sleeve (See SLEEVE, CLIP ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
19 Clip (See SLEEVE, CLIP ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
20 Pinion shaft component (See PINION SHAFT COMPONENT ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
21 O-ring
22 Valve housing component
23 O-ring
24 Support yoke
25 Yoke spring
26 Adjusting cover (See ADJUSTING COVER, LOCKNUT (ADJUSTING COVER) ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
27 Locknut (adjusting cover) (See ADJUSTING COVER, LOCKNUT (ADJUSTING COVER) ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
28 Tie-rod lock washer (See TIE-ROD LOCK WASHER, TIE ROD ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
29 Tie rod (See TIE-ROD LOCK WASHER, TIE ROD ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
30 Boot
31 Boot band (See BOOT BAND ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
32 Boot damp
33 Locknut
34 Tie-rod end (See TIE-ROD END ASSEMBLY NOTE .)
35 Return pipe
36 Oil pipe