84 Rack & Pinion
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From: Texas
84 Rack & Pinion
Well I installed my rebuilt rack last night, somehow going in was much easier than coming out. My delima now is all adjustment is in on the ball joints and each tire is toed out about 1/4 of an inch. Has anyone ever encountered this problem, can I remove 1/4 inch from each tie rod? I'm not sure how this will affect the front end alighnment, any thoughts guys?
Harley
'84 C4, labor of love
Harley
'84 C4, labor of love
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From: The Top of Utah
The front tires are toed out with the tie rod ends screwed all the way on to both tie rods? You don't, by chance, have the tie rod end jam nuts preventing the full installation of the tie rods ends, do you? If it isn't a problem with the installation, It must be a wrong or mis-packaged rack.
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Tie rods appeared to have less threads on before instalation, I was assured the part was right and the numbers matched on the housings. At this point I have ran the jam nuts past the threads and bottomed out the ball joints.
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Sounds like you have the wrong rack.
Those things are rebuilt and boxed by Chinese factory workers, they can't exactly read/speak english. I bought a Z51 rack from autozone, it was misboxed and looked like ****. They just spray painted over the dirty old greasy rack and bushing and the hydraulic surface of the steering shafts were scratched up. I returned it and spent more money for a good rack from these guys:
http://www.meridianautoparts.com/
Those things are rebuilt and boxed by Chinese factory workers, they can't exactly read/speak english. I bought a Z51 rack from autozone, it was misboxed and looked like ****. They just spray painted over the dirty old greasy rack and bushing and the hydraulic surface of the steering shafts were scratched up. I returned it and spent more money for a good rack from these guys:
http://www.meridianautoparts.com/
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Intermediate
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From: Texas
Sounds like you have the wrong rack.
Those things are rebuilt and boxed by Chinese factory workers, they can't exactly read/speak english. I bought a Z51 rack from autozone, it was misboxed and looked like ****. They just spray painted over the dirty old greasy rack and bushing and the hydraulic surface of the steering shafts were scratched up. I returned it and spent more money for a good rack from these guys:
http://www.meridianautoparts.com/
Those things are rebuilt and boxed by Chinese factory workers, they can't exactly read/speak english. I bought a Z51 rack from autozone, it was misboxed and looked like ****. They just spray painted over the dirty old greasy rack and bushing and the hydraulic surface of the steering shafts were scratched up. I returned it and spent more money for a good rack from these guys:
http://www.meridianautoparts.com/
Thanks again
