opposite steering
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: HUDSON, FL
opposite steering
a friend of mine has a 59 ford 2dr ht he pulled the engine & put in a
rack & pinion steering out of a ford aerostar i dont know what he did as i
was not there when he installed the r&p but now when he turns the steering wheel to the left the wheels turn to the right & when he turns the steering wheel to the right the wheels turn to the left-what the heck did he do?
rack & pinion steering out of a ford aerostar i dont know what he did as i
was not there when he installed the r&p but now when he turns the steering wheel to the left the wheels turn to the right & when he turns the steering wheel to the right the wheels turn to the left-what the heck did he do?
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From: Burbank, WA
That's what one gets for trying to engineer something they're not supposed to using parts that aren't designed to do the job.
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From: Rimrock AZ
He mounted a front mount rack behind the cross member or a rear mount rack in front of the cross member. Only way to fix is to get the proper orientation rack, or I suppose the correct spindles front/rear steer.
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Now that's kinda funny. It reminds me of a car I had in high school. After a friend rebuilt my manual transmission for me, the speedometer only worked in reverse. I took it to an AAAmco dealer who charged me for a new trans, but it never did fix the problem. I hope your friend gets it sorted out without to much trouble.
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From: Lethbridge AB
I used to drive a tractor on the farm when I was a kid that was like that. My old man and my uncle thought they would suprise my grandad with power steering on the old *****hutt. They surprised him all right. Problem was they left it that way and I was the one who had to run it. Tell your friend not to worry. After a couple of years it becomes second nature. Wait a minute..... Thats why I didn't pass my drivers the first time....
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From: Waleska, GA
Ahhhh... you are correct.
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