Tuff Country 55900 - Toyota Tundra 99-04 4.5 kit - Manual (Page 9)

46. Locate the steering shaft extension bracket, (2) 5/16” x
1” bolts, (4) 1/4” USS flat washers and (2) 5/16” unitorque
nuts from hardware bag 55900NB1. Working on the driver
side, install the steering shaft extension bracket to the steer-
ing shaft and secure using the new 5/16” bolt and hardware.
Make sure to use loctite and torque to 18 ft lbs.
47. Secure the new steering shaft extension bracket to the
stock rack and pinion using the stock hardware. Make sure
to use loctite and torque to 18 ft lbs.
48. Locate the passenger side stock rack and pinion mount-
ing bracket and the TOYRACK-01 bracket. Also, locate (1)
9/16” x 2 1/4” bolt and (1) 9/16” lock washer from hardware
bag 55900NB1. Install the passenger side rack and pinion
bracket on the passenger side rack and pinion bolt. Re-
install the stock rack and pinion mounting bracket in the
upside down position around the rack and pinion. Secure the
upper part of the bracket with the OE hardware. Secure the
lower portion of the rack and pinion with the new 9/16” hard-
ware. Do not tighten at this point.
49. Working on the driver side, secure the rack and pinion to
the newly installed one piece sub frame using the stock
hardware. Do not tighten at this point.
50. Locate (1) 9/16” x 2 1/2” bolt and (2) 1/2” USS flat wash-
ers from hardware bag 55900NB1. Also, locate (2) S10140
(9/16” fender washers) from hardware bag 55906NB2. Install
the rack and pinion to the newly installed center rack and
pinion bracket using the new 9/16” x 2 1/2” bolts, hardware
and 9/16” fender washers. Special note: The fender wash-
ers need to be installed on top of the stock rack and pin-
ion and between the stock rack and pinion and the new
center rack and pinion bracket. Do not tighten at this
time. Special note: The bolt will be installed from the top
of the rack and pinion downward.
51. Move back to the passenger side rack and pinion hard-
ware and add some loctite to the upper and lower hardware
and torque to 85 ft lbs.
52. Move back to the new 9/16” bolt that connects the cen-
ter of the rack and pinion to the newly installed rack and pin-
ion bracket on the sub frame and torque to 85 ft. lbs.
53. Move back to the new 1/2” hardware that connects the
center rack and pinion bracket to the new one piece sub
frame and add some loctite and torque both bolts to 65 ft
lbs.
54. Move back to the OE hardware that connects the rack
and pinion to the driver side of the newly installed sub frame
and add some loctite and torque to 110 ft lbs.