Unisteer 8001050-02 Ford Faicon/Comet 1960-65 - Manual (Page 7)

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8. Install outer tie rod ends in knuckles and leave nuts loose. NOTE: Your kit has been shipped
with 2 sets of outer tie rod ends. Please check the taper fit on your spindles and use the
appropriate ends for your application.
Column Shaft Installation:
1. Your column shaft has been shipped assembled. Install u-joint number 8050230 onto pinion
of rack assembly.
2. From inside vehicle install ring removed from old shaft onto new shaft with taper pointing
toward column.
3. Slide shaft into column and wiggle through bearing in the column tube.
4. You will need a person on the inside of the car to push and hold shaft in place.
5. As shaft passes through bearing and into engine bay, slide brass washer supplied with
bearing kit over shaft against bearing. Then, slide shaft into column u-joint.
6. Make sure you phase u-joints – meaning, they need to be opposite of each other. Tighten
both u-joints to 15 ft. lbs.