Sector Shaft Seals: Reassembly

1992 Ford Ranger 2D Pickup, 2.9 T, StandardSECTION Reassembly
  1. Lubricate new seals and seal bore with multi-purpose grease (Ford DOAZ-19584-AA). Place dust seal on Seal Installer (T77L-3576-A) so raised lip of seal faces installer. Place pressure seal on installer so lip faces away from installer. Flat side of each seal should be against each other. See Fig 1 .
  2. Insert installer into sector shaft bore. Drive seals into bore until seals just clear snap ring groove. DO NOTΒ  bottom seals against bearing. Seals will not function properly if bottomed against bearing. Install snap ring into bore. Apply grease lightly to area between seal lips.
Fig 1: Installing Steering Gear Sector Shaft Seals
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