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I'm finishing up my harmonic balancer job I am unable to get the steering shaft onto the rack and pinion. The steering shaft collar will not fit around the input shaft of the rack in pinion. To me it seems like it is too small. I've made sure its lined up to the flat spot, lubed it, even tried to hammer it on. Also, when taking the steering rack out the first time, I had to really wrestle to get the steering shaft off the rack.
I've been wrestling with this for 2 days and I'm on the verge of defeat (aka having it towed to a shop). Any recommendation on how to get this thing on?
Your pic shows the coupler IS NOT lined up properly! It is about 90° off. When it is lined up as it should be, you CAN NOT SEE the flat spot. It will never go when positioned as shown......
more specifically the coupler on the steering shaft that goes into the rack and pinion. I’m assuming the previous owner used an impact on the bolt which closed the opening a bit.
Help Needed - Steering Shaft
