Long tube clearance

[dankushead]

Although it seems to fit, my MAC headers are very close to the steering column? The part conncting the steering shaft to the steering wheel. It runs right through the header but touches it, and it doesnt seem that it would allow proper movement of it. Advice anybody? Has anybody else seem problem with this, maybe its no big deal, i dont know.

 

[SilverBullet00]

Your steering shaft shouldn't touch your headers, something is wrong. I would give MAC a call..

 

[forum155pl]

there is a coller that holds your steering shaft into the firewall, make sure thats all the way in!.. i had the same problem i had to let off the gas to turn lol but once i put gas on the wheel was locked..

 

[rugster]

try jacking the motor up on the driver side and moving the motor mount nut up so the engine sits a tad higher and frees up the column.

 

[BennyBlown2v]

try jacking the motor up on the driver side and moving the motor mount nut up so the engine sits a tad higher and frees up the column.

That won't do anything unless you shim the motor mount - you can buy shims at auto zone. If you don't shim it, the weight and vibration of the motor will just settle it back down to where it was to begin with (that stud/nut will not hold the motor in place by itself, the mounts have to sit flush with the K-member).

If shimming the motor mount doesn't give you enough space mark the header where its rubbing with a marker, then take the header of and beat the crap out of it with a hammer I had to do so when installing my MM k-member because the rack gets moved up so high.

 

[Gearbanger 101]

New motor mounts might also solve the problem. They tend to settle after years of rot, vibraton and heat cycling.

 

[rugster]

That won't do anything unless you shim the motor mount - you can buy shims at auto zone. If you don't shim it, the weight and vibration of the motor will just settle it back down to where it was to begin with (that stud/nut will not hold the motor in place by itself, the mounts have to sit flush with the K-member).

If shimming the motor mount doesn't give you enough space mark the header where its rubbing with a marker, then take the header of and beat the crap out of it with a hammer I had to do so when installing my MM k-member because the rack gets moved up so high.

it worked for me, although I didnt have nearly the clearence issue he is having

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

The shaft runs through the MAC headers. Piss poor design. My shaft runs around my BBK L/T's. Last summer I put a new firewall bearing and new steering shaft in my car, and it took about 5 minutes. I didn't even know the L/T's were there. I had tons of clearance. I would return the MAC's and buy the BBK's.

 

[forum155pl]

The shaft runs through the MAC headers. Piss poor design. My shaft runs around my BBK L/T's. Last summer I put a new firewall bearing and new steering shaft in my car, and it took about 5 minutes. I didn't even know the L/T's were there. I had tons of clearance. I would return the MAC's and buy the BBK's.

I dont see that being that big of a deal, if i were to do a new shaft install i would prolly tack on about another 2 min to your 5.. my mac headers have served me very well..