Rack And Pinion: Removal
- Raise vehicle and place on safety stands. Scribe an index mark on pinion shaft and lower steering coupling for installation purposes. Disconnect tie rod ends from steering knuckle.
- Remove pinch bolt attaching lower steering coupling to rack pinion. On TR7 models only, withdraw bolts mounting pinion end of rack to chassis. On all other models, "U" bolts mount steering rack to chassis.
- On TR7 only, remove remaining rack mounting hardware, disconnect lower pinion shaft coupling and take rack out driver's side. On all others, slide rack forward disengaging rack pinion splines from flexible coupling. Disconnect ground strap from rack plug and withdraw steering rack.