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1955-1957 Ford T-Bird Rack & Pinion Kit Instructions

# 8011690

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.

*COLLAPSABLE COLUMN FEATURE WILL BE ELIMINATED WITH INSTALL.

*THIS KIT WILL ONLY WORK WITH FORD Y-BLOCK 292 & 312 V8 MOTORS

UNLESS ARRANGED DIFFERENTLY UPON ORDERING.

*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 (9 pages)

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955-1957 Ford T-Bird Rack & Pinion Kit Instructions # 8011690 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. *COLLAPSABLE COLUMN FEATURE WILL BE ELIMINATED WITH INSTALL. *THIS KIT WILL ONLY WORK WITH FORD Y-BLOCK 292 & 312 V8 MOTORS UNLESS ARRANGED DIFFERENTLY UPON ORDERING. *ALTHOUGH THIS KIT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE TO INSTALL, SOME MODIFICATIONS MAYBE NECESSARY.
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1 24 6 10 11 13 20 17 2 5 25 3 15 21 16 19 9 14 18 22 12 23 7 8 4 KIT CONTENTS: # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Part Number 8011680 232600 231210 120490 200850 8020960 8024560 8024520 130400 547340 8050440 547470 8050640 206990 120330 207010 207180 8025990 480260 232740 547280 & 232860 546940 547660, 547670, & 547830 8061150 622050 Page 2 Description Rack and Pinion Unit w/Bracket and Banjo Fittings Rack and Pinion Mounting Bolts 3/8” – 16 x 4 ½” Rack and
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Installation Instructions for 1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird 1. Raise car off ground. Remove the outer tie rod end cotter pins. Remove tie rod nuts. Remove the idler arm mounting bolts off of the passenger side of the frame by removing the thru bolts. 2 BOLTS 2. From inside the car remove the steering wheel horn pad. Remove the nut under the horn pad and remove the steering wheel using a puller so you don’t crack the wheel. Next label and remove the wire harness going from the steering column to the car.
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3. Next remove the steering box bolts on the driver side of the frame and remove the gearbox entirely with the shaft. Next you will need to modify your column tube. First measure up from the bottom of the column tube that was connected to the gearbox 5.5” and cut off that portion using a tube cutter or band saw. Make sure to do this accurately and squarely. 4. With the column tube out of the vehicle. Measure up from the bottom of the column, “from the edge that you have just cut.
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7 ¼” 5. You can now install the provided bushing and bearing into the bottom of the column by centering it over the opening and tapping it into place lightly with a hammer. Do this with the new column shaft in the column tube. 6. Next install the new upper column bearing. Install this in the same manner as the lower bearing and install the original snap ring to hold it in place. 7. You are now ready to install the rack. First be sure the rack is centered.
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Rack Mounting Bracket Column Support Bracket 8. Connect the included horn wire into the column horn contact switch. You can now install the steering column tube and mount it where it was originally at the dash point. The tube should be sitting on the column support bracket or very close to it. You can now install the provided clamp over the column to the support and tighten in place. Plug the horn wire into existing vehicle horn wire after cutting to length.
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10. Tighten the wheel nut to 40 ft. lbs. From under the car you can connect your outer tie rod ends and torque them to 65 ft. lbs. You can now tighten the main mounting bracket and shaft support bracket to 65 ft. lbs. Note that the shaft support is slotted on one end which allows it to rotate up and down a little for column angle and u-joint angle. 11. Once the rack unit is installed you can now move to the engine compartment and install your new power steering pump and brackets.
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13. From under the car you are now ready to install the power steering pressure and return line. The pressure line has two straight ends on it and is smaller in diameter. The pressure line has to be connected to the lower port on the rack and pinion assembly and goes to the banjo fitting on the top of the power steering pump. 14.
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Return Port Pressure Port If you have any questions or problems regarding this product please contact: UNISTEER® Performance Products 1555 Enterprise Parkway Twinsburg OH 44087 800-338-9080 WWW.UNISTEER.COM Created on 10/13/2011 Last Revised on 6/25/2014 Copyright © 2011 by Maval Manufacturing Corporation. All rights reserved.