85 Coupe GT steering rack bolts

[Ado Sigal]

Chris Hall wrote:

>The two bolts that connect the tie rod bracket to the steering rack
>piston are loose on my car.  Seems from what I can see, you have to
>have a wrench under and on top of the bolt / nut to tighten them.  I
>moved the steering left to right to try and find a position that would
>allow for the easiest access to the bolts, but I can't figure out how
>I'd be able to get two wrenches in there to tighten the bolts.
>
>Anyone BTDT?
>
>Thanks!
>
>  
>
You only need to tighten the bolt to the rack shaft fully from the top 
with socket and extension first, and then tighten the bottom nut with 
same. The bolt would not move if tightened properly, so you don't need 
to lock it with anything. This nut is only used as a locknut ant to 
tighten the bottom part of the s/arms bracket, which basically means 
that tightening shouldn't be done at same time, but in right sequence of 
function.

HTH,

Ado