Steering Gear: Assembly

2007 Ford Fusion SEL, 2.3 Z, StandardSECTION Assembly
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  1. Lubricate the sector shaft seal bore with multi-purpose grease.
  2. NOTE: Lubricate the sector shaft seal and spacer with multi-purpose grease.
  3. Position the new sector shaft seal and the spacer on the special tool and install the new sector shaft seal and the spacer.
    • Install the seal and spacer until the spacer is slightly below the snap ring groove.
  4. Fig 1: Installing Sector Shaft Dust Seal
    GF0012592Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. Install the new sector shaft seal snap ring.
  6. Fig 2: Installing Sector Shaft Seal Snap Ring
    GF0007769Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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