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Originally Posted by aga
on your own you will never manage to center the steering wheel, you will have to have a friend holding on to the steering so you can work it underneath... and anyway you ll have to get it aligned anyway... i fitted my steering as best as i could but in the alignment shop we had to take it out of the rack again and put it in straight as it was off by a couple of teeth.
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^^True^^
Much easier when removing/reinstalling the same rack b/c you can make corresponding marks to line it back up when reinstalling.
Getting the lines on is a bitch working around the steering boot; just did this not too long ago. Try taking the rack back loose and maneuvering it to fit/tighten the lines; then go from there. You can also loosen up the bracketing for the lines to give yourself a bit more wiggle room to get them started. Whatever you do, DO NOT cross-thread them when installing...
As far as getting the column to slip into the knuckle, take it loose on both sides & try putting it on the column, then onto the rack. You can also loosen the front member a bit to give yourself a bit more room to put everything together (I did this)... then tighten it back up once the column and rack are started into the knuckle.
Great advice above- get a friend to help... Makes things easier & less frustrating... plus there will be a person to bounce ideas off of... You got this dude~