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1949-1951 Ford Full-Size Rack & Pinion Kit Instructions

# 8011660

Full refund will NOT be granted to any kits that are damaged,

scratched, or altered in any fashion.

*USE ONLY POWER STEERING FLUID IN SYSTEM. DO NOT USE ATF.

*THIS KIT WILL ONLY WORK WITH FORD FLATHEAD V8 MOTORS UNLESS

ARRANGED DIFFERENTLY UPON ORDERING. YOU MUST USE THE SUPPLIED

HEADERS, MODIFY EXHAUST PIPES, AND WELD FLANGES.

*ALTHOUGH THIS KIT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE TO INSTALL, SOME MODIFICATIONS

MAYBE NECESSARY.

*BEFORE STARTING INSTALLATION, PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE

MODIFICATIONS THAT ARE NEEDED TO INSTALL.

*DUE TO VARIABLES OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL THESE KITS MAY NOT FIT ALL

APPLICATIONS. ALSO, PLEASE VERIFY KIT WILL FIT YOUR APPLICATION

BEFORE ALTERING VEHICLE.

Summary of content (11 pages)

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949-1951 Ford Full-Size Rack & Pinion Kit Instructions # 8011660 Full refund will NOT be granted to any kits that are damaged, scratched, or altered in any fashion. *USE ONLY POWER STEERING FLUID IN SYSTEM. DO NOT USE ATF. *THIS KIT WILL ONLY WORK WITH FORD FLATHEAD V8 MOTORS UNLESS ARRANGED DIFFERENTLY UPON ORDERING. YOU MUST USE THE SUPPLIED HEADERS, MODIFY EXHAUST PIPES, AND WELD FLANGES. *ALTHOUGH THIS KIT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE TO INSTALL, SOME MODIFICATIONS MAYBE NECESSARY.
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1 18 15 9 10 7 12 3 2 14 16 4 8 11 13 17 6 5 Kit Contents: # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 Part Number 8011820-01 8020960 8060300 8026790 8026800 233470 621710 547880 8050640 8050440 8026600 480260 207350 206770 120330 130400 130410 548270 8026000 231500 207310 231490 200840 120430 231210 231220 232600 200850 120490 8026750 207390 207300 Page 2 Description Rack & Pinion Assembly Outer Ends TC Pump w/ Reservoir 43” #6 Hose Assembly 33” #8
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Disassembly: 1. Unbolt the stock tie rod ends from the spindles. 2. Unbolt the stock steering linkage from frame and steering gear box. 3. Remove bolts from steering gear box.
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. Mark the location of the steering column in the car by placing a mark indicating where the upper clamp is located on the column tube. 5. Remove shifting linkage from column tube. 6. Peal interior carpet back and remove floor plates around steering column.
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7. Remove Steering Wheel. 8. Loosen clamp bolts on steering column tube. 9. With steering column loose, steering wheel removed, and all bolts holding steering gear box removed. Unplug the horn wire and pull entire gearbox and steering shaft assembly out from under vehicle. 10. Remove the steering column tube. (It is necessary to unplug wiring from under column tube, take note of where each wire is plugged in, as you will have to plug them in the same way upon assembling new kit).
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11. Remove Stock exhaust manifolds. Modifications to Stock components: 1. On column tube, measure 5 5/8” up from the bottom flange and make a mark. This mark is where you will cut the tube. Cut the column tube on the 5 5/8” mark. 5 5/8” from bottom flange 2. Measure down from backside of the steering wheel end of column, 22”. Now make a mark 1” from the shift tube. Where these two marks intersect is where you will make the 9/16” diameter hole that the horn contact switch will fit in.
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Measure 22” down column from backside of upper sleeve Measure 1” from shift tube. 3. With hole in column tube. Set the horn contact switch into hole and make a mark showing the location of the bottom hole in the contact switch on the column tube. 4. Drill a #9 (.196”) diameter hole on mark. 5. Install supplied shaft into column tube from the bottom up.
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6. Press supplied bearing collar into bottom of column tube. (Trapping Steering shaft inside of column tube). 7. Install horn wire contact switch by riveting the lower hole and using the supplied hose clamp, fasten the upper part of the contact switch to the column tube. Installation Directions: 1. Install supplied headers. 2. With column tube modifications complete and steering shaft installed in column tube.
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4. Route supplied horn wire through the firewall connecting the horn contact switch and the connector on the stock wiring harness. (Located on inside of driver side front fender). 5. Bolt new Power Rack and Pinion kit up from under vehicle. Using 2 holes on each side of frame, (driver side = two of the three holes that held steering gear box to chassis, Passenger side = Two holes that held steering linkage bracket to chassis). Do not tighten bolts yet. 6.
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7. Install supplied intermediate shaft kit, including 1 splined shaft, 2 u joints, and 1 bronze washer. Make sure u joints are phased 90 degrees off one another and that the steering wheel is in the straight forward position. 8. With intermediate shaft kit installed, begin bolting the floor plates back into the interior of the vehicle. This will ensure that your column is in the correct location. 9.
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14. With supplied power steering lines. Hook up the pressure and return lines as follows: 6AN line (43” long line with a fitting on both ends) from the banjo bolt on the power steering pump down to the Rear most hole on the rack. 8AN line (33” long line with only 1 fitting on one end) from the front hole on the rack housing up to the return inlet fitting on the power steering pump reservoir. 15. Align vehicle to factory specs.