Ford 2003 Mustang Workshop Manual page 771

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CAUTION: Place the steering gear at the center position. Use a crowfoot on the flat

of the rack gear to resist rotation and prevent damage to the steering gear during

removal and installation of the front wheel spindle tie-rods.

Place the steering gear at the center position. Install a crowfoot on the flat of the steering gear.

Using the special tool remove the front wheel spindle tie-rods.

Steering gears equipped with travel restrictors

9. NOTE: Some steering gears may contain one or two rack travel restrictors on each side of the

steering gear. The restrictors are split washers and can be removed if necessary.

Remove the travel restrictors.

Discard any travel restrictors that are heavily worn.

All steering gears

10. Remove the steering gear from the special tools.

All steering gears

1. Install the steering gear in the special tools.

Steering gears equipped with travel restrictors

2. Install the travel restrictors.

Install new travel restrictors as necessary.

All steering gears

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