Unisteer 8010700-02 Chevrolet Chevelle Power Rack & Pinion Kit 1968-72 - Manual (Page 6)

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5. Install u-joint on pinion of rack & slide lower shaft into u-joint. Note: It may be necessary to
slide out diver side bolts & lower rack assembly to enable clearance of u-joint to shaft.
6. Tighten passenger side bolts and driver side bolts to 40 lbs.
7. Check clearance between header tube & u-joints of shafts. Note: It may be necessary to
adjust heim joint in our out or bracket up or down to clear. To do so, perform steps 2-4 again
until adjustment is made.
8. Also, make sure you phase your u-joints. The lower u-joints at the pinion & at the heim must
work opposite of each other. Set them up so that they are 90 degrees apart as they turn.
9. If you rotate your steering wheel and it bumps or binds your phasing is wrong. Continue to
adjust by rotating u-joints.
10. After installation make sure mounting bracket bolts to frame are torqued to 40 lbs.
11. Make sure u-joint bolts are installed & torqued to 25lbs.
12. Tighten jam nuts on u-joints & heim joint.
13. Install front Wheels & lower car.
Power Steering Pump Installation:
1. After removing stock power steering pump and bracket, install new pump and bracket
assembly to your upper bolt hole on water pump for big block application and your larger
hole in pump will be your adjuster hole.
2. Use standoffs provided in kit to move bracket away from pump.