the knuckle joint is the the bit that the column and the rack splines
attach to. There are two bolts to clamp the knuckle tight on the rack
and the column. The bolt can get through the first part of the knuckle
joint, past the splines cutaway but gets stuck trying to get into the
second part of the knuckle joint.
cheers
John
--- "Catchpole, Pat" <Pat.Catchpole@NTC-Europe.co.uk> wrote:
> John
>
> I am a little confused...which bolts are you having problems with?
> Have you
> separated the steering arms from the vertical links (is this what you
> call
> the knuckle?) because I don't think you should. I can't see in the
> parts
> book which other bolts you could be referring to.
>
> It is very easy for me say that everything should line up before the
> bolts
> are inserted to give a 'stress-free' (mechanical not necessarily
> personal)
> re-assembly, but if you are wrecking bolts then this is a warning sign
> that
> something else is wrong. Re-check the workshop manual before
> restarting the
> job this evening.
>
> Pat (only ever done the job with the engine out as part of a rebuild)
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