Seems to me that the thing to do after you reengage the pinion to the
rack is to center the steering wheel and drive the car a short distance
to see if it goes in a straight line. If it does, fine. If not you'll
have to disengage the pinion with the wheels straight ahead and reengage
the pinion with the steering wheel centered. I don't know about tapping
it back into place, though. Maybe steady pressure with a clamp would be
better. Have to see how free it is.....
CR
Monte/Jane Morris wrote:
> This afternoon I found that my 79B was leaking oil from the bottom cover of
> my steering damper.
> I removed the lower cover plate and started draining the oil so I could
> clean everything up before using silicone to make a new gasket. I moved the
> steering wheel back and forth to facilitate draining the fluid quicker which
> caused the end of the steering pinion to protrude a few inches beyond where
> the end cover is supposed to keep it. I'm sure the threads at the end of
> the pinion disengaged from the rack at some time while I was moving the
> steering wheel back and forth. Can I just tap it back into place, or do I
> have to allign something first?
> Thanks,
> Monte
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