Superformance Mkiii - Steering Coupling - U-joint

[cobras]

dammm it was a bull **** job doing that, i did what you told me blas and just barely could slip the shaft out from the u joint, so i backed off the rack bolts and it gave me the room i needed, put in the new u joint and tightend it all back up..... now i turn the wheel and clunk clunk, i was like what the hell did i do wrong, it was the allen head on the lower u joint hitting the frame, for the life of me i couldnt figure out why it was hitting as it didnt before. long story short the rack had slid down and i didnt know it. therefor it was so close to the frame that the allen head on the lower u joint was hitting the frame, backed off the rack bolts pryed up the rack to where it was before and tightend it all down and smooth as silk, so if anyone will be doing this remember about the rack sliding down, mark everything before so you know where it all goes back and also befor you back of the rack mounting bolts , try to remove all the allen head bolts on the u joints, the shafts are notched to give some adjustment and will move freely when the bolts are loose BUT you will get more adjustment with the bolts taken right out,enough so that you may not have to back off the rack bolts, and also remember to center your steering wheel before putting in the new joint

thanks Blas for the tip on doing the job. man you know everything about these damm cars,great to know ur here helping us all out