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Installation Procedure

  1. Verify the steering rack does not have grease or foreign material in the ventilation hole.
  2. Fig 1: View Of Boot, Band & Steering Gear
    GM461928Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. Install the boot to the groove in the steering gear (3).
  4. Install the boot clamp (2) in order to retain the boot to the gear.
  5. Verify the boot is not twisted, dented, or improperly folded.
  6. Fig 2: View Of Inner Tie Rod, Boot & Clip
    GM461496Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  7. Install the boot clamp (2) in order to retain the boot to the inner tie rod.
  8. Install the outer tie rod. Refer to Rack and Pinion Outer Tie Rod End Replacement .