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Checking For Zero Clearance

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  1. Move steering wheel back and forth and check for zero clearance. See Fig 1.
  2. There must be no clearance between tie rod arm (2) and tie rod joint (1). See Fig 1.
Fig 1: Identifying Tie Rod Assembly
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