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Chrisw · 04-11-2014, 12:16 PM

I'm swapping my rack out and its my first time doing it. I have a few simple questions that have come up as I am working on it.

1) should I thread lock the 4 bolts that hold the steering rack in place?

2) when trying to reconnect the steering column, I grant get the sleeve back on the gear thing. I think the issue is that the sleeve was bolted really tight and no doesn't open wide enough to get it back on, I have tried to head it with a torch and pry it open but can't seem to get it open. To get it off, I actually had to pull the rack out and use the weight of the rack to pull it free from the sleeve. Any advice on how I can get it back on?

04-11-2014, 12:16 PM	#1
Chrisw Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton Age: 41 Posts: 264 Trader Rating: (2)	In the middle of a Ps rack swap and have a few ??? I'm swapping my rack out and its my first time doing it. I have a few simple questions that have come up as I am working on it. 1) should I thread lock the 4 bolts that hold the steering rack in place? 2) when trying to reconnect the steering column, I grant get the sleeve back on the gear thing. I think the issue is that the sleeve was bolted really tight and no doesn't open wide enough to get it back on, I have tried to head it with a torch and pry it open but can't seem to get it open. To get it off, I actually had to pull the rack out and use the weight of the rack to pull it free from the sleeve. Any advice on how I can get it back on?