Steering Gear: Installation
- Position rack against mounting brackets, and center lugs on bracket. Insert shims between lug and bracket to ensure gap of .05" (1.3 mm) on both sides of rack lug and mounting bracket.
- Install, but DO NOT tighten, bolts. Repeat centering procedure on upper and lower mountings on pinion side of rack. Ensure heat shield mounting bracket is located on upper mounting bolt.
- Remove clip retaining rubber boots to rack housing. Fold bellows back to expose inner ball joints. Install attachment brackets of Alignment "T" Bar (JD-36A) over large hex head bolts on lower control arms.
- If necessary, bend shields slightly to position bar correctly. Release locking screw. See Fig 1
. Slide collar along bar across front of suspension unit until slot engages front weld flange of crossbeam.
- Lock slide in this position. Rotate alignment "T" bar until legs rest on tie rods. To adjust slack, loosen lock nut of single bolt mounting and raise or lower same side of rack assembly.
- Remove "T" bar. Tighten rack mounting lock nuts. Reposition boots. Secure boot clips. Reinstall tie rods and power steering hoses. Refill and bleed system. Check wheel alignment.
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