Hi, Patrick.
I just happened to be reading about reinstalling steering gear today.
Factory manual says to rotate pinion and count turns from end-to-end
while gear is out, then center the gear (by turning back half the
turns from one end.) Set steering wheel to center position and
install gear, attach to steeering shaft. At this point, the gear and
steering wheel are basically centered, so you can install the tie rod
ends and adjust them "by eye" to set the road wheels straight ahead,
then maybe use a string to set them approximately parallel to the
centerline of the vehicle. This should be enough to get you to a shop
with real alignment equipment.
Donald.
> From: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 22:21:46 -0400
>
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> Quick question. Just placed a rebuilt rack and pinion on my spit and have
> new tie rod ends. How do I set these up so they are in the right spots.
> Any special secrets? Since I have no reference marks I am concerned about
> placing these so far out of whack as to limit steering range on one side.
>
> Patrick Bowen
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