Steering gear

Essential equipment

steering wheel lock

diagnostic tool

Tightening torques
steering gear mounting bolt to subframe	10.5 N.m
battery cover screw	0.4 daN.m

REMOVAL

• Centre the vehicle between the two posts of a lift.
• Set the wheels straight.
• Centre the steering wheel.
• Remove, inside the passenger compartment:

• the bolt,
• the cam nut of the folding clamp.

• Fit the steering wheel lock.
• Position the vehicle on a two-post lift.
• Disconnect the battery, starting with the negative terminal.
• Remove the subframe (Chapter Front load-bearing components, Subframe, page 31A-23).
• Remove the two steering gear mounting bolts.
• Remove the steering gear.

INSTALLATION

WARNING

• Always replace the subframe, steering gear arm and folding clamp fixings.
• Always fit a 100 mm thick spacer between the radiator cross member and the subframe to torque the radiator cross member fixings to the specified value.
• Always set the wheels straight ahead.
• Always centre the steering column before refitting the clamp bolt.

• Torque the steering gear mounting bolts to the subframe (10.5 N.m).
• Refit in the reverse order of removal.

WARNING

Connect the battery; carry out the necessary relearn procedures (Chapter Battery).

• Torque the battery cover screws (0.4 daN.m).
• Adjust the wheel alignment (Chapter Wheel alignment values and settings).

WARNING

After adjusting the wheel alignment, carry out the torque and angle sensor relearn using the diagnostic tool (see diagnostic manual).

Note: Be sure to initialise the xenon headlamp system (if the vehicle is equipped with it; see Electrical equipment chapter).