Flaming River Nova Rack and Pinion Cradle Kits 1962-67 User Manual
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Modified on 18 Feb 08
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Installation of the Flaming River Power or Manual Rack and Cradle
1) Center the rack by turning it all the way to the left. Next turn the rack all the way to the right,
counting the number of turns. Then go back half way.
2) Driver’s side: Hold up the rack mounting cradle where the steering gear box was originally
and snug the mounting hardware.
3) Passenger side: Mount the passenger side of the cradle using the original holes from the idler
arm and tighten the four 5/16” mounting bolts.
4) Driver’s side: Using a torque wrench tighten the mounting bolts to 50-65 ft lbs.
5) Passenger side: Using a 3/8” drill bit, drill through the remaining 2 holes on the cradle and
through the frame rail and install the final two 5/16” bolts. Tighten all the bolts to 30-40 ft lbs