GEN 1 Steering Rack Loose?! *Solved*

ScottyMacSD said:

I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to share the tool I made so the rack can be adjusted by only removing the skid plate. This allows for a much quicker and easier way to adjust the rack. I uses an old crown nut from my Polaris General xp 4 1000 cv axle, and ground it down so that it and the thickness of the flat bar I welded it to, would fit in the limited space Ford gave us to work with. The flat bar I used was a section from an old tool that I believe was for removing fan belts or the fan itself. It has a 3/8th square socket adapter on it which helped keep the nut in place when welding them together. Once I welded the nut to the bar, I ground the height of the nut down until it fit in the tight area. I then bent the bar so it could turn the adjustment nut without any obstructions. With this tool and the skid place removed, I was able to easily make the adjustments needed in only minutes.
I hope this helps someone that is now having to deal with a loose rack.
Also, never mind the numbers and scribble on the paper in the images, they were for something else.

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