Procedure

Power Steering Oil Feed Tube Replacement

The following procedure is a simple parts replacement process. No modifications are required. The following tools are required to complete this recall campaign:

^ 12 mm Flare Nut Wrench

^ 12 mm Crow's Foot

^ Torque Wrench

1. Raise the vehicle on a lift.

2. Remove the left front wheel.

3. Clean any oil and dirt from the steering rack near the tube fittings.

4. Place a drain pan under the steering rack to catch the power steering fluid which will drain out when the old oil feed tube is removed.

5. Loosen the flare nuts on each end of the tube, then remove the tube. Make sure the 0-ring on each end of the tube comes off with the tube.





NOTE:
Access the tube fitting on the driver's side of the steering rack through the opening in the left-side wheel well. The tube fitting toward the passenger's side of the vehicle is accessed from under the vehicle.

6. Check each end of the new oil feed tube to make sure there is an 0-ring. Position the new tube, start threading each flare nut then hand-tighten as far down as possible.





7 Using the torque wrench, tighten both flare nuts on the new oil feed tube to 13 Nm (113 in-lbs).

8. Reinstall the left front wheel.





9. Complete the following INSPECTIONS:

a. Make sure there is at least 25 mm clearance between the exhaust manifold mounted heat shield and the new power steering oil feed tube.

b. Fill the power steering fluid reservoir.

c. Lower the vehicle, start the engine, and turn the steering wheel to full left and right lock, checking for any abnormal noise or sticking.

d. Check the newly installed tube for oil leaks.

10. Before returning the vehicle to the customer, proceed with the following, standard power steering system bleeding procedures.

Power Steering System Bleeding Procedures

1. Raise the vehicle so the front wheels are off the ground. Support the vehicles on jack stands.





2. Disconnect the crankshaft position sensor harness connector.

CAUTION
During air bleeding, replenish the fluid supply so the level never falls below the lower mark on the oil level gauge.

If air bleeding is done while the engine is running, the air will be broken up and absorbed into the fluid. Be sure to bleed only while cranking the engine.

3. While cranking the engine intermittently, turn the steering wheel from lock to lock five (5) or six (6) times.

4. Reconnect the crankshaft position sensor harness connector.

5. Connect the MUT-II to the data link connector and check to see if a crankshaft position sensor DTC has set. If a code has set, erase it.

6. Start the engine and run it at idle.

7. Leaving the power steering pump reservoir cap removed, turn the steering wheel from left to right until no air bubbles are visible in the oil reservoir.

8. Confirm that the fluid is not frothy or foamy and that the level is at the specified position (between the high and low marks) on the oil level gauge (dipstick).

9. Check the fluid level as the steering wheel is turned from left to right. There should be very little change in the fluid level.





10. Make sure that the change in the fluid level is no more than 5 mm (0.2 inch) when the engine is stopped and when it is running.

CAUTION
If the fluid level rises suddenly after the engine is stopped, the air has not been completely bled out of the system. If bleeding procedures are not complete, there will be abnormal noises from the pump and the flow-control valve. This condition could cause damage and/or shorten the service life of the power steering components.

11. If the fluid level changes 5 mm (0.2 inch) or more, the air has not been completely bled from the system. Repeat the bleeding procedures.