steering rack

CJ1! READ VERY CAREFULLY! GO FROM HERE, BACK TO THE P.I. HOME PAGE (ALL THE BLUE BOXES) CLICK ON THE BOX MARKED "LINKS". WHEN THERE; GO DOWN THE COLUMN TO SEE A PICTURE OF A PLUM RED/PURPLE PANTERA THAT READS "PANTERA PLACE", CLICK ON THAT PICTURE, WHEN YOU GET TO THE "PANTERA PLACE" CLICK ONTO "TECHNICAL INFORMATION" WHEN THERE CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC! YOU WANT "RACK BUSHING REPLACMENT/REBUILDING" GOOD-LUCK AND JOIN THE PCNC CLUB. MARLIN JACK.

To remove a rack, first unfasten the steering shaft coupling bolt & separate the shaft from rack. Second, unfasten the steering rods to the wheels, either by selective pounding on the steering-arm sides, or by using a 'pickle-fork' spreader. Finally, the rack is bolted to the body with 4 bolts thru split rack-clamps. Once out, the bush is on the passenger side. Pulling a rack is an hour's job; rebuilding it may take an afternoon if nothing awful goes wrong. If you're handy, adding two home-made 1/4" thick aluminum or steel shims between the rack clamps & the body will reduce the amount of bump-steer your car experiences. Don't forget to add 1/4" longer rack bolts & get the wheels aligned if you do this.

For some general rack info, and diagrams
(click to enlarge) visit http://www.geocities.com/pantera_tech/SteeringRack_1

Chuck