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STEERING SYSTEM
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CONTENTS
PRECAUTION .............................................. 2
. STEERING COLUMN ........................................ 12 F
Removal and Installation ........................................12
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PRECAUTIONS .................................................. 2
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Precaution for Supplemental Restraint System POWER STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE .... 15 ST
(SRS) "AIR BAG" and "SEAT BELT PRE-TEN- Removal and Installation ........................................15
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SIONER" .................................................................. 2
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Precaution for Steering System ............................... 2 . POWER STEERING OIL PUMP ....................... 17
Component .............................................................17
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PREPARATION ........................................... 3
. Removal and Installation ........................................18.
PREPARATION .................................................. 3
. HYDRAULIC LINE ............................................ 20
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Special Service Tool ................................................ 3
. Removal and Installation ........................................20
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Commercial Service Tool ......................................... 4
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ............. 21
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SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS .............................. 5
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STEERING COLUMN ........................................ 21
NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS Disassembly and Assembly ....................................21
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(NVH) TROUBLESHOOTING ............................ 5
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POWER STEERING OIL PUMP ....................... 23
NVH Troubleshooting Chart ..................................... 5
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Component .............................................................23
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ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE .................... 6
. Disassembly and Assembly ....................................24 .
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POWER STEERING FLUID ............................... 6
. STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE ................... 26
Checking Fluid Level ................................................ 6
. Disassembly and Assembly ....................................26
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Checking Fluid Leakage ........................................... 6
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SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS
Air Bleeding Hydraulic System ................................. 6
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(SDS) ........................................................... 29
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ON-VEHICLE REPAIR ................................. 8
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SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS N
STEERING WHEEL ............................................ 8
. (SDS) ................................................................. 29
On-Vehicle Inspection and Service .......................... 8
. Steering Wheel .......................................................29.
Steering Column .....................................................29 .
POWER STEERING OIL PUMP ........................10
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Steering Gear Outer and Inner Socket ...................29 .
On-Vehicle Inspection and Service ........................ 10
. Tie-rod ....................................................................30
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Oil Pump .................................................................30
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .............. 11
. Steering Fluid .........................................................30
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STEERING WHEEL ...........................................11
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Removal and Installation ........................................ 11
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Revision: October 2008 ST-1 2009 Frontier
PRECAUTIONS
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PRECAUTION
PRECAUTIONS
Precaution for Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) "AIR BAG" and "SEAT BELT
PRE-TENSIONER" INFOID:0000000004055697
The Supplemental Restraint System such as "AIR BAG" and "SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER", used along
with a front seat belt, helps to reduce the risk or severity of injury to the driver and front passenger for certain
types of collision. This system includes seat belt switch inputs and dual stage front air bag modules. The SRS
system uses the seat belt switches to determine the front air bag deployment, and may only deploy one front
air bag, depending on the severity of a collision and whether the front occupants are belted or unbelted.
Information necessary to service the system safely is included in the SR and SB section of this Service Man-
ual.
WARNING: