Header tube rubbing steering column??? Need help ASAP
Header tube rubbing steering column??? Need help ASAP I just installed Mac headers on my ride last night with my Dad's help & had a real hard time getting them to fit right......after about 10 hrs of torture we finally got em in & completed the job however we are having problems with the steering column hitting the 1st tube in front on drivers side....what should we do??? We were thinking about bending the tube but not sure how we are gonna do it without taking the header out again or, grind down alil bit of the steering column to get more clearance....If any1 has had this problem please post so we can get this fixed....I'm really starting to get pissed & frustrated thanx
Last edited by miamifan3413; Mar 20, 2007 at 08:39 AM.
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Originally Posted by slammedchevy
mine did the same thing when i had the i just grinded off what i needed to make them quit rubbing
lol,....friend just called me this morning and said he was having the same exact problem MACs also.
Originally Posted by slammedchevy
mine did the same thing when i had the i just grinded off what i needed to make them quit rubbing
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If you are talking about the "ears" on your steering shaft hitting the primary, take the shaft out and bend them inwards on the shaft. Thats what I had to do. I wasn't comfortable with removing them because they are probably there for a reason, and I don't want my steering coming apart sometime.
Yeah, I think grinding is outta the list of options....I don't feel comfortable about it either. I will try both those ideas & get back to you.....*fingers crossed* BTW Thanx
If any1 else has any experience with this & has a suggestion please keep em comin
If any1 else has any experience with this & has a suggestion please keep em comin
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I've read that you can slide the steering shaft over a little. Inside the interior their are 3 bolts at the base of the steering column. Loosen them and it can slide over a tad. Just what I've read over the years. My Mac headers were damn close, but never rubbed.
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Originally Posted by WS6 Rampage
You didn't run into any issues by do'n that.
lol,....friend just called me this morning and said he was having the same exact problem MACs also.
lol,....friend just called me this morning and said he was having the same exact problem MACs also.
Originally Posted by miamifan3413
What did u grind? All I need is about 1/2" more clearence.....Im really thinking about heating up the tube with a torch and bending it a lil, I just don't know if I should attack it that way....Please if you don't have any solutions, don't waste your & my time posting.....BTW, I think I bought these headers from you on Ebay, I'm I correct? the seller told me they posted here by the name "slammed chevy"
Originally Posted by slammedchevy
yes that would be me. there is a fat round section on your stearing shaft thats what was rubbing on mine i took a dremel and ground off what i need.
Originally Posted by miamifan3413
I will use that as last resort.....thx for all the responses people, you guys rock!! Going to go to my Dads shop & get this resolved.....man these headers were a BITCH to get installed!
Originally Posted by slammedchevy
took me two hours on a lift **** was cake
I'm tired of messin with this BS, is there anything else that can be done??? I don't wanna grin d the steering shaft unless it is the very last thing to do...please help 
Well, for me to get the driver's side header to fit right is grinding the thick part of the steering linkage down a lil bit all the way around. Also, you need to bend the "ears" in also......this is what I had to do. Everything is clearing now & no issues....THANK YOU JESUS!!! Thanx for all the advise fellas....couldn't have done it without it 
Oh, BTW my ride pulls HARD through mid range & up top....I was breaking tires loose in 2nd to 3rd shift
Oh, BTW my ride pulls HARD through mid range & up top....I was breaking tires loose in 2nd to 3rd shift
Originally Posted by Ping King
did you try shimming one side of the motor mount, loosening both mounts and shifting the motor over a tad?
Originally Posted by lovin myls1
Ain't that a bitch!A perfectly clear solution shows way too lateLOL.Glad you got them in.I thought Mac Mids were supposed to drop in?
