Section 08 STEERING SYSTEM
Subsection 02 (OFF-POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM (O.P.A.S.))
1
F18K0VA
2
1. O.P.A.S. cylinder nut wrench
2. Valve
Remove 2 Phillips screws
no. 33
from valve collar.
1
F18K0WA
TYPICAL
1. Phillips screws
Remove valve downwards from pump tunnel.
Disassembly and Assembly
Unscrew the bottom nut of valve completely, this
will release all parts from the valve body.
Check if the O-ring
no. 34
is brittle or hard. replace
if need be.
Assemble all parts and torque the bottom nut to
7 N•m (62 lbf•
in
).
Installation
Installation is the reverse process of removal,
make sure of the following when doing installa-
tion:
– Check for cracks on formed hose
no. 29
,
change if necessary.
– Install formed hose on valve. Torque clamp
no. 35
manually to 4 N•m (35 lbf•
in
)
– Install a new gasket
no. 36
.
– Install the valve.
– Torque Phillips screws
no. 33
to 2.2 N•m
(19 lbf•
in
).
– Install water hoses
no. 10
on valve.
– Tighten gear clamps
no. 30
manually to 1.7 N•m
(15 lbf•
in
).
WATER HOSE
GTX Series, Wake and RXT Models
Removal
Removal procedure for RH and LH water hose
no. 10
is same.
Remove side vane
no. 1
and cylinder support
no. 6
as mentioned above.
Remove gear clamps
no. 30
to remove water
hose
no. 10
from valve
no. 31
.
Pull out the water hose from exterior.
Installation
Installation is the reverse process of removal,
make sure of the following when doing installa-
tion:
– Water hose must be installed from the outside
to the inside of hull by turning it, oriented to-
wards valve.
– Tighten gear clamps
no. 30
manually to 1.7 N•m
(15 lbf•
in
).
CROSS SUPPORT PLATE
Removal
For LH Side Cross Support Plate
Remove inlet hose, exhaust pipe and muffler (re-
fer to EXHAUST SYSTEM).
For RH Side Cross Support Plate
Remove resonator (refer to EXHAUST SYSTEM).
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