Steering Gear And Linkage Installation Note

1999 Mazda 626 ES, 2.5 D, StandardSECTION Steering Gear And Linkage Installation Note
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  1. Loosely tighten nuts 3, 4 and bolt 2.
  2. Tighten the mounting bracket nuts and bolts to the specified torque in the order shown.
    Fig 1: Locating Steering Gear & Linkage Nuts
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  3. Tighten the crossmember nuts.

Tightening TorqueΒ 

93.1 - 131.3 N.mΒ 

{9.50 - 13.38 kgf.cm, 68.67-96.84 ft.lbf}Β 

RENDER: 1.0x

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