1. Place the vehicle on a lift or pit.
2. Set the steering wheel to the position corresponding to the rectilinear movement of the car, and fix it in this position.
GOOD ADVICE: To prevent breakage of the airbag contact disc, secure the steering wheel from turning with the anti-theft locking mechanism of the ignition switch. To do this, remove the key from the ignition lock and slightly turn the steering wheel until the shaft is fixed with an anti-theft device.
3. In the passenger compartment under the instrument panel, unscrew the bolt of the terminal connection of the steering shaft with the gear shaft 4 (pic. 7.3) steering gear...
4....and separate the shafts.
5. Install wheel chocks under the rear wheels, hang out the front of the car and remove the front wheels.
6. Remove mudguards and crankcase protection (see «Removal and installation of mudguards and engine crankcase protection»).
7. On both sides, disconnect the tips 7 (see fig. 7.3) steering rods from steering knuckle levers (see «Replacing the outer tie rod end»).
8. Turn away a nut of a coupling bolt of terminal connection of fastening of a spherical support 1 to a rotary fist.
9. Knock the bolt out of the hole...
10....and press your finger out of your fist.
11. Similarly, disconnect the ball joint from the fist on the other side.
12. Remove from the brackets 10 on the cross member of the suspension cushion of the exhaust system.
13. Turn out a bolt of fastening of a back support of a suspension bracket of the power unit to an arm on a transmission and take out it from openings.
14. Turn out a bolt of fastening of a support to a crossbar and take a bolt from apertures of a crossbar and a support.
15. Remove the support.
16. Install supports under the front suspension cross member (e.g. hydraulic struts or jack).
17. Turn out from both parties on one bolt of fastening of back arms of a crossbar to a body.
18. Turn away a nut of a bolt of fastening of an arm of the electric vacuum pump...
19.... and remove the bolt from the holes.
20. Turn out on both sides bolts of fastening of forward brackets 3 (see fig. 7.3) cross bars to the body.
21. Pump out a working liquid from a reservoir of the hydraulic booster.
22. Turn out bolts of fastening of holders of tubes of the hydraulic booster to a cross member of a suspension bracket.
23. Turn out a bolt of fastening of a pressure plate of a flange of tubes to the block of distributive valves of the hydraulic booster mechanism.
24. Disconnect the tubes from the valve block and drain the working fluid from them into a previously prepared container or plug them with plugs.
WARNING: The connection of the tubes to the steering gear is sealed with rubber rings. Replace the rings with new ones each time the connection is disconnected.
25. Remove the front suspension cross member assembly with the lower arms, steering gear and stabilizer bar by lowering it down.
26. If necessary, remove the stabilizer bar from the cross member (see «Replacing parts of the front suspension anti-roll bar»)...
27.... steering mechanism (see «Steering gear replacement») and leverage (see «Replacing the front suspension arm»).
28. Install the cross member in the reverse order of removal. Bolts tighten the moments specified in appendix 1.
NOTE: When installing the steering gear, make sure that the rack is in the middle (neutral) position.
29. Bleed the power steering system (see «Bleeding the power steering system»).
30. Check and, if necessary, adjust the wheel alignment (see «Checking and adjusting wheel alignment»). Use the services of workshops with special equipment.