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Reassembly (Rear Wheel Drive Models - Ford Gear)

  1. If pinion is in housing, remove gear from holding fixture when installing tie rods. Install tie rods. Hold 1 tie rod socket with a 1 5/16" box wrench while tightening other socket with tightening tool (T74P-3504-U). This tightens both nuts at the same time.
  2. Support ball housing with block of wood. Install new roll pins in ball housing by tapping lightly with plastic hammer. If pinion was removed, install pinion. Clean rack and housing. Apply gear lubricant to undercut in rods where bellows clamp to tie rod.
  3. Install bellows and breather tube. Install new bellows clamps. Install jam nuts on tie rods. Apply outer end lubricant to tip rod threads. Install tie rod ends to tie rods.
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