🔧Does this apply to your car? After replacing an electric power steering module, most vehicles require a steering angle sensor calibration (and often module coding) with a capable scan tool. Skipping calibration can cause pull, lane-keep faults, or stability-control warnings.
9 fasteners
Seq
Component
Torque
Angle
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Coupling Bolt✓ Verified
Critical
18 lb-ft · 25 Nm
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Power Steering Line Fittings
Critical
Use new O-rings
22 lb-ft · 30 Nm
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Steering Rack Bolts✓ Verified
Critical
71 lb-ft · 97 Nm
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Steering Rack Bolts✓ Verified
Critical
74 lb-ft · 100 Nm
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Steering Rack Bolts✓ Verified
Critical
71 lb-ft · 96 Nm
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Tie Rod End Castle Nut
Critical
Use new cotter pin
41 lb-ft · 55 Nm
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Tie Rod End Nut✓ Verified
Critical
Use new cotter pin
38 lb-ft · 52 Nm
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Tie Rod Nut✓ Verified
Critical
38 lb-ft · 52 Nm
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Wheel Lug Nuts✓ Verified
Critical
85 lb-ft · 115.2 Nm
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