btw, getting that steering rack out was a real bitch. the tool they were trying to rent me was going for 160 per day....so i said ef that. the 10 tool sold in stores did nothing but squish the grease out, so i ended up grabbing a 3 foot prybar, wedging that in there between the tie rod and the main wheel mount bracket really well, then standing on it, and jumping repeatedly. i weigh about 200 and there was at least a 10:1 ratio on that bar. i was jumping so with my weight and the g forces, i would estimate the force necessary to get it off was about 3000 pounds. oh, and i had to take the aftermarket sway bar off to get the u brackets off... but it's cool, i got it done, just took closer to 8 hours in total for me, instead of 20 minutes. i didn't do an alignment, though it's not pulling at all. i rotated the tires so i have the back, with good thread in the front now. good enough for now...
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