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End position limiter in the steering system,

series 3 and 4

Manual setting
End position limiter
Steering gears of latest design operate at a max-
imum pressure of 150 bar. To prevent a rapid Steering gears ZF8098 ZF8097 and
rise in fluid temperature and also to avoid sub- ZF8096 (dual circuit steering)
jecting the steering gear, and especially the fluid
Setting is carried out entirely manually with set
pump, to extremely heavy loads at full lock, a
screws and locknuts on the steering gear.
valve opens and reduces the hydraulic pressure
by half. For this reduction in pressure to take Connect pressure gauge 98 424 with hose and
place, the valve must be correctly adjusted. union 99 240 to the test connection on the steer-
ing gear’s delivery line.
Setting the end position limiter, Set the pressure at 70-80 bar when the steering
series 3 wheel is held hard up against the end stop at full
lock.
Automatic setting Adjust with set screw 1 at the front of the steering
gear when the steering wheel is turned to full left
lock and held hard up against the end stop.
Steering gear TRW TAS85
Adjust with set screw 2 at the rear of the steer-
When a new or factory-reconditioned steering ing gear when the steering wheel is turned to
gear is fitted at the factory or workshop, setting full right lock and held hard up against the end
of the end position limiter takes place automat- stop.
ically the first time the steering wheel is turned
to full lock so that the set screw abuts against Hold the set screw in position and secure it with
the axle member. the locknut. Check the pressure. If the wheel
lock angle is increased or reduced, manual set-
For this reason the steering wheel should be ting will have to be carried out again.
turned to full left and full right lock after assem-
bly. A certain amount of resistance may be felt On RHD vehicles, manual setting is carried out
at this setting, particularly if the friction be- using opposite set screws.
tween tyre and road surface is high.
If the wheel lock angle is increased, a fresh set-
ting will be carried out fully automatically the
first time the steering wheel is turned to full
lock so that the set screw abuts against
the axle member.
If the wheel lock angle is reduced, manual set-
ting of the end position limiter will have to be
performed. Follow the instructions in the Work-
shop Manual.

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End position limiter, series 4

Steering gears TAS85, TAS86 and TAS87

The end position limiter is the same as on

TAS85, series 3.

Steering gear ZF8098

2
Setting of the end position limiter takes place

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fully automatically the first time the steering 1
wheel is turned to full left lock and full right Steering gear ZF8096, (series 3)
lock. The steering wheel should therefore be 1. Upper set screw
turned to full left and full right lock after assem- 2. Lower set screw
bly. A certain amount of resistance may be felt
at this setting, particularly if the friction be-
tween tyre and road surface is high.
If wheel lock angle is subsequently increased, a
fresh setting will be carried out automatically
the first time the steering wheel is turned to full
lock.
If wheel lock angle is reduced, both set screws
3 should be changed for new ones. The set
screws in the upper and lower ends of the steer-

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ing gear have sleeves which are displaced when
setting is carried out.
2 1
Manual setting
ZF8097 and ZF8098 (series 3)
1. Upper set screw
2. Lower set screw

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3 3
Automatic setting ZF8098 (series 4)
3. Set screws

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