Nissan Micra K11 silhouetteK11

POWER STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE

ST-27prose procedure

Rack stroke differs between short track and standard track variants.

Continued from ST-26

Inspection (Cont'd)

  1. 1
    Check ball joint for axial end play.
    Cross-section illustration of a tie-rod ball joint with a vertical arrow labelled 'Axial end play' showing the vertical clearance to be measured.
    SST334B
  2. 2
    Check condition of dust cover. If excessively cracked, replace it.
Tie-rod outer ball joint — axial end play
0.5 (0.020) or lessmm (in)
Tie-rod inner ball joint — axial end play
0 (0)mm (in)

Assembly

  1. 1
    Tighten outer socket lock nut.
    Illustration of a complete tie-rod with a dimension line 'L' indicating the tie-rod length to be set when tightening the outer socket lock nut.
    SST093B
  2. 2
    Measure rack stroke.
    Illustration of the steering rack showing both sides of the rack stroke labelled 'L' on each end.
    SST592B
  3. 3
    Before installing boot, coat the contact surfaces between boot and tie-rod with grease.
    Illustration of the dust boot being slid onto the tie-rod with a small icon indicating grease application; an arrow points to the boot/tie-rod contact area.
    SST589B
Tie-rod length "L"
183.6 (7.23)mm (in)
Rack stroke "L" — Short track
60.6 (2.386)mm (in)
Rack stroke "L" — Standard track
64.6 (2.543)mm (in)
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