Unisteer 8010650-02 Chevy II/Nova Power Rack & Pinion Kit 1962-67 - Manual (Page 5)

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2. Place the four (4) stand offs (spacers) provided on the new motor mount bolts and hang the
rack & pinion mounting bracket on the 4 new motor mount bolts. Install lock nuts, tighten,
torque to 40 ft/lbs.
3. Insert the provided bolts onto the spindle and attach new steering arms. NOTE: depending
on breaks, spacers are provided and a combination of the spacers may be needed for the
steering arm to clear the wheel rim when the outer tie rod is installed into the steering arm.
Bolt down the new steering arms and torque to 85 ft/lbs. Adjust the outer tie rods ends and
insert into the tapered hole of the steering arm. Make sure there is clearance with the rim.
Tighten lock nuts on the outer tie rod ends to 35 ft/lbs.
Column Modification (for STOCK COLUMN only) and Installation
If you are using the factory column you must cut the steering box off the column shaft, cutting and
trimming the column shaft, the column shift tube, and the column sleeve. The objective of the
column modification is to have the column assembly protruding into engine compartment just
through the firewall and to have the steering wheel position in a comfortable location.
1. Mock Up: Reinsert the column sleeve into the firewall through the passenger compartment.
Loosely reattach the bracket that holds the column sleeve to the underside of the dash.
Adjust the column tube to location best fitted for the driver.
2. In the engine compartment, the column sleeve is protruding from the firewall. Use a marker
to mark the column sleeve 1” from the firewall. This is where you will trim the column sleeve
and the column shift tube.
3. Remove the column sleeve & cut the column sleeve off where it was marked. During our
install, we cut the column sleeve to 25.5” so your column sleeve modification SHOULD be
about the same. (see illustration on next page)
4. Line up the Column Shift tube with the Column Sleeve aligning the Neutral Safety Switch (as
shown below) as a reference. Mark and cut the Column Shift Tub e 1.5” shorter than you cut
the Column Sleeve. During our install, we cut the column shift tube to 24” so your column
shift tube modification SHOULD be about the same. (see illustration on next page)