>There was a small thread on replacing TR6 steering rack bushings
>recently, so my apologies for not asking more when the opportunity
>arrived. Someone mentioned using needle-nose or similar Vice Grip
>pliers to hold the steering rack mounts in place before tightening.
>????? I noticed that TRF lists a tool for this (sorry don't have the
>part no. handy) but I'm unsure as to proper placement, method, etc.
>Is
>the spreading tool completly necessary? I do know that simply
>replacing
>the bushings without compressing them results in a rack that still
>moves. This seems to be a common repair, so any help from fellow Six
>enthusiasts would be great!
>TIA
>Chad Stretz
>73 TR6 CF7511U -about a week and a half from having frame repairs
>finished-THANK GOD-
Chad,
I replaced mine using "c"clamps while the engine was out. If anyone on
this list has actually seen the tool you mention, they have yet to speak
up.
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
'75 TR6 CF38690UO
'75 TR6 CF37325U
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