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    flaming river manual rack grinding??

    in the new car i bought it has a flaming river manual rack. when i turn it it kinda binds up then grinds when i push it past that point. any idea what could be locking it up.?? does the steering shaft need adjusted? any one have skills with these parts haha i sure as hell dont

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gray 5.0 View Post
    in the new car i bought it has a flaming river manual rack. when i turn it it kinda binds up then grinds when i push it past that point. any idea what could be locking it up.?? does the steering shaft need adjusted? any one have skills with these parts haha i sure as hell dont
    make sure its not hitting the headers that is a common problem with this kit
    jack it up and hae someoneturn the wheel to see whee its cumin from
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    it clears the headers but even in the air it still binds up. im thinking the shaft itself? ive never run this kit so i dk much about how they hook up

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    they are very simple
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    worked fine when motor was pulled
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    it seemed to steer fine when the motor wasnt in but now that its in it grinds

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    its rubbing somewhere then

    what headers you use?
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    flowtech headers. but its not hitting those. it clears everything it almost like the 2 shafts are jacked up. ill look again but i can almost swear it clears the headers

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    Are the joints phased on the shaft?
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    well it had macs on it so when they came off someone had to take the shafts apart to get header off.They might not have line them up right and they might be binding
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