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Sorry guys, looks like my message got a bit jumbled up. Let me know if the pic links don't work. > .........................................................................> > > I fiddled with this for a couple of hours and just could not get the pins to > extend equally like they show in the manual, fig. > 9-11.http://www.bafb.org/1968firebird.org/68sm/steering/steering1.htmlHere > are a few pics of what mine looks like. > http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/sheenster_2006/68%20FB/?action=view¤t=OutboardView.jpghttp://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/sheenster_2006/68%20FB/?action=view¤t=InboardViewAway.jpghttp://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/sheenster_2006/68%20FB/?action=view¤t=InboardView.jpgThe > bottom one sticks out way to far. If I turn the coupler 180, the bottom one > still sticks out same distance. This seem to confirm that the steering box > shaft and the rag joint coupler are not bent. You can see from the Inboard > View Away pic that the alignment between the steering box and the column is a > little off. I loosened the bolts on the steering box but there is not enough play to get much more than maybe a 1/32" improvement. Either the> steering box needs to come down at the rag joint, does not seem to be possible, or the steering column needs to come up at the steering wheel end, no where to go since the dash is in the way. I torqued my body bushing mounts to 25 ft-lb then put a jack underneath the subframe and lifted it up off the jack stands, i.e. put all the weight on the subframe to get the steering box to rotate clockwise (as viewed from driver side). This helped pull the top pin in about 1/8" but still way off.Any ideas?> Thanks,Sheen> _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
