Total Control Products RCKP214, Installaton Manual

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• ENGINE MUST BE OFF PRIOR TO
ADJUSTING.
• (Perspective as viewed from underneath the rack
and facing the front of the vehicle. The steering
shaft must be rotated to position the set screws
toward the bottom half of the shaft, closest to
your vantage point.)
63. If the steering wheel is drifting toward the
left (counter clockwise) , loosen the left set
screw 1/12 of a turn, and then tighten the right
set screw.
• Start the engine and test steering bias.
64. If the steering wheel is drifting toward the
right (clockwise) , loosen the right set screw
1/12 of a turn, and then tighten the left set
screw.
• Start the engine and test steering bias.
65. Verify that both set screws are tight. Any slack
between the set-screw point and the torsion-
bar fl at will have a negative effect on steering
performance, which may occur gradually or immediately.
Tie-Rod Installation
66. Verify that the rack has full travel.
67. Turn the steering wheel to full left lock.
68. From one of the frame rails, measure the
distance that the center link travels from full
left to full right lock. The rack should travel
6-3/8”.
69. If travel is less than 6-3/8”, look for binding
at the u-joints or with exhaust headers that
may be limiting travel.
Centering the Rack and Pinion
70. From full right lock, move the center link
3-3/16” toward the left. This is the rack and
pinion’s center of travel.
71. Tie-rod assemblies can now be installed as described in their respective installation guides
(7903-TIER-XX).
72. Installation of inner tie rod requires use of vehicle specifi c tie-rod adapter packaged with rack and pinion.
73. Adjusting the tie-rods to correctly set the alignment toe must be done with the suspension fully weighted
and the rack and pinion at its center of travel.
74. Recheck all hardware for each portion of the steering system (aftermarket and OEM) to ensure it has been
tightened to the proper torque specifi cation.The installation for the complete subframe connector package
is complete.