Unisteer 8001640-01 Late 67-70 Manual Mustang & Cougar - Manual (Page 8)

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7. Next, you need to cut off the inner tube of the steering column tube. (This is the tube that has the
lever on it.) Cut it off as close to the steering column tube as you can. DO NOT CUT THE ACTUAL
STEERING COLUMN TUBE. When cutting the inside tube, be sure to only cut the tube itself and not
the inside steering shaft. You can accomplish this by going around the tube with your saw.
8. Once you have cut the inside piece off remove it from the column by sliding it off the end you cut the
rag joint off of.
9. Next take a brass or a drift and tap the inner tube into the steering column tube.
Note: This piece is collapsibl e. Tap it in about 1” This will allow the clearance needed to install the
bearing.
10. Once that is complete you need to make sure the steering shaft itself is clean and free of burs. Install
the supplied bearing over the steering shaft and tap it into the column tube by walking it in with a
small hammer.
11. When that step is done you now need to measure down 1- 3/4” from the flat surface of the bearing to
the end of the steering shaft and mark it. Cut the steering shaft off at that mark.