This process covers both vehicles with power and those with manual Rack And Pinion. If you have a manual steering gear, forget everything said about power steering systems. To take off the steering joint cover, work under the dash, pull off the upper and lower clamps, and slide out the cover. Make sure the two hooks on the bottom piece go into matching holes in the floor when you put everything back together. Keep track of how the link between the joint and input shaft on the steering gear moves, then loosen the pinch bolt. Lift your car's front end high enough to place it on jackstands, then hook in place and activate the brake's levers. Pull the top and bottom bolts off your Legend model to get to the steering gearbox. According to the manual, put a pan under the steering gear to catch spilled fluids. After disconnecting the power steering fluid lines, protect them with caps to stop leaks and fluid loss. Remove the rod ends from the steering's arm assembly. Take out the mounting bolts on the right of the steering gear, lower it down, disconnect the binary shaft from the gear's input shaft, and take out the gearbox from under your car. Position the steering gear, then join the intermediate shaft while aligning its marks to make the connection. First put on the steering gear bolts to the mount, along with washers below them, then tighten them completely. Screw the lower intermediate shaft pinch bolt, then tighten it hard enough to hold everything together properly. Attach the steering joint cover and clamps, guiding the two small tabs on the shield's flange to match up exactly with the matching holes in the floor. Hook up the power steering hoses to the steering gear unit. Add the correct fluid to the power steering pump before using it. Leave the steering gear shield in place on a Legend car. End by lowering the car and release pressure from the steering system.
