OEM Mercury Montego Steering Shaft

Mercury Montego Steering Shaft Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Shaft Assembly, Lower
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  Q: How to Service and Repair the Steering Shaft Intermediate on Mercury Montego?

  A: Start the repair and service of the steering column shaft intermediate by placing the vehicle in NEUTRAL mode on a hoist setup. The wheel should face forward before you take out the key from the ignition slot. Secondly detach the steering column cover and the intermediate shaft-to-steering column bolt and secure this bolt to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.) during reinstallation. The service technician needs to maintain the open position of the intermediate shaft boot bearing clamp during clamp and boot bearing replacement procedures and boot assembly installation. Use a suitable tool to open the intermediate shaft boot bearing clamp from its boot attachment to release the boot from the intermediate shaft. We must take out the intermediate shaft-to-steering gear bolt and apply a torque of 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.) when returning it to its position. After removing the intermediate shaft you must verify that the end tabs of the intermediate shaft boot bearing clamp stay away from contacting the boot after fitting. Check that the intermediate shaft boot bearing resides correctly in the retention groove while verifying no part of the outer bearing race should be exposed to view. End the process by reinstalling all the removed components through their reverse removal sequence.