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ididit Right Hand Drive & Collapsible Steering Column: RHD Universal Tilt User Manual

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1. The front wheels must be pointing straight forward with the steering

toe set reasonably close.

2. Rotate the input shaft of the gearbox or rack from lock to lock and set

the box exactly half way between. For example, if the shaft rotates

three full turns from lock to lock. The center will be at 1½ turns from

either locked position.

3. Install the steering arm and drag link, and adjust tie rod ends to get

the drag link to fit without moving either the box/rack or the front

wheels. Rotating each tie rod end the same number of turns will pre-

serve adjustment.

4. With the column mounted in posi-

tion and two joints are used on a

shaft, the forks of the yokes clos-

est to each other should be in line,

or “in phase”. Premature wear or

binding can result if the u-joints

are not phased properly. Some-

times if the u-joints are at a severe angle, even if they are phased cor-

rectly, a hard spot in the steering may occur for no apparent reason. If

this happens, index the u-joints two or three splines in one direction.

The hard spot should disappear or be minimized.

5. Install the shaft or joint on the gear box/rack. Leave the upper part of

the shaft un-connected for the time being.

6. Position the column housing so that the signal switch arm is level to

the right hand side.

7. Install the column through firewall, into your joint.

8. To achieve proper synchronizing of your column the finished installa-

tion of your column should look like the column diagram below. If post

on horn cam is not at 4:30, grasp post and turn it until it is at 4:30. Once

completed, your column is now in sync.

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