Honda Pilot: Steering Rack End Removal and Installation

Removal

NOTE: Do not allow dust, dirt, or other foreign materials to enter the steering gearbox.

1. Steering Gearbox - Remove

2. Tie-Rod End - Remove

3. Rack End Boot - Remove

1. Remove the boot band (A).
2. Remove the tie-rod clip (B).
3. Pull the boot (C) away from the ends of the steering gearbox.

4. Rack End - Remove

NOTE: Do not clamp the cylinder part of the gearbox housing in a vise.

2. Unbend the lock washer (A).

3. Unscrew the rack end (A) with a wrench.

   NOTE: Be careful not to damage the rack surface with the wrench.

4. Remove the lock washer (B).
5. Remove the spacer (C).
6. Remove the damper (D).

Installation

NOTE: Do not allow dust, dirt, or other foreign materials to enter the steering gearbox.

1. Rack End - Install

1. Hold the gearbox housing using a C-clamp (A) and wooden blocks (B) to a workbench as shown.

   NOTE: Do not clamp the cylinder part of the gearbox housing in a vise.

2. Install the damper (A).

   NOTE: Make sure that the tapered side (B) of the damper is facing toward the gearbox.

3. Install a new spacer (C).
4. Install a new lock washer (D).
5. Align the lock washer tabs (E) with the flat spots (F) on the rack end ball joint housing.
6. Install the rack end (G) and tighten it to the specified torque while holding the lock washer in place.

   NOTE: Be careful not to damage the rack surface with the wrench.

7. Bend the lock washer (A) back against the flat spots on the rack end joint housing.

8. Apply a light coat of multipurpose grease to the rack end boot groove (A).

2. Rack End Boot - Install

1. Apply a light coat of multipurpose grease to the boot installation groove (A) around the gearbox housing.
2. Install the boot (B) on the rack end with the tie-rod clip (C) and a new boot band (D).
3. Fit the boot end in the installation grooves in the housing properly.
4. After installing the boots, wipe the grease off the threaded section (E) of the rack end.

5. Set the boot band (A) by aligning the tabs (B) with the holes (C) on the band.

6. Close the ear portion (A) of the boot band (B) with pincers Oetiker 1098, commercially available or equivalent (C).

3. Tie-Rod End - Install

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