4. Tighten bellows «A».
5. Position the rack end following the perspective
indicated in the figure.
6. Tighten the lock nut with a 17 mm wrench.
7. With the rack in a neutral position, fit the spring
cap to the prescribed torque. Turn the rack approx.
10 - 20 times up to its bedding. Loosen the spring
cap and take the rack to a neutral position. After-
wards, restore the spring cap to a 7 Nm torque with
a 17 mm key so as to form an angle of 50° ± 5°.
Locking torques (N*m)
Rack spring cap 7
8. Fit the hexagon nut with a 39 mm Allen key.
Locking torques (N*m)
Rack guide protection lock nut - Steering rack
housing 34 ÷ 44
Steering pinion preloading
Check the steering pinion preloading.
Characteristic
Prescribed value:
0.5 - 1.1 Nm
Steering column PORTER 1.3 16V
SC - 676