Steering rack centering after replacement?

[Kurt Deschler]

Just count the turns and use the steering wheel angle to figure out where
the rack is centered. Then pull the steering wheel off, move it to the
to centered position, replace the nut, and lock the column. Finally,
use string tied between the front and rear wheels to rough adjust your
alignment.

	-Kurt

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> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:48:53 -0500
> From: Ameer Antar <antar at comcast.net>
> Subject: Steering rack centering after replacement?
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> For those of you who have changed the steering rack on your type-44, I
> was wondering how do you align the position of the rack in relation to
> the steering wheel? Basically, I've replaced everything in the steering
> system, including rack and tie-rods. The Bentley shows there's a special
> tool that fits into one hole on the body and another hole on the
> steering rack center bracket. Anyone see or use this tool? It would be
> great to have the length... I tried centering the rack by eyeballing the
> position relative the tranny and then I will just center the steering
> wheel and clamp down the lower steering column, but I'm not sure if this
> will work. I'm assuming there should be an equal amount of turns of the
> steering wheel in each direction from the center position, right? Any
> BTDT on steering rack replacement would be much appreciated!
>
> -Ameer