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Author:  user113 [ Mon May 21, 2012 6:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Power Steering Bracket in the way of Strut Mounting Nuts
I am in the process of installing a lift in my 2005 CRD.

The right side strut nuts are covered by the power steering reservoir bracket. I was only able to find this issue discussed in two posts, namely:

viewtopic.php?t=29217

where tonycrd simply says to remove the plate by removing 3 nuts and a bolt (see the 9th and 10th photos from the top); and,

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7029

where CRD4ME discusses removing "the nut" and bending the cover plate enough to get access (see item number 4 in the opening post).

The 2005 factory service manual does not even discuss the power steering plate, it says to "Remove the two cruise control servo mounting nuts" (see 2005 manual, page 2-15, step 2), which does not seem like it would really help at all, since that bracket is four inches or so outboard of the mounting nuts, and they are still covered by the power steering bracket..

there have to be more than two people out there who have solved this issue, are there any other suggestions? Is there an easy way to get to the other fasteners securing the PS reservoir mounting plate? If I bent it out of the way, will it behave nicely when I bend it back? Are there any other solutions besides the two I have mentioned above?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, pictures would be even better.

Thanks.
Author:  user113 [ Mon May 21, 2012 7:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Power Steering Bracket in the way of Strut Mounting Nuts
Never mind, I guess I had just panicked as it had started to rain and I was nervous having read CRD4ME's post. It is not that difficult after all, once you track down the three corners of the bracket. I wish now I had removed this bracket before I took out the control arm, would have saved me a lot of time and grief. I will post pics of the bracket for others later, so they don't follow CRD4ME's lead.
Author:  user113 [ Mon May 28, 2012 12:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Power Steering Bracket in the way of Strut Mounting Nuts
Well, I finally got both the fronts done.

This pic shows where the bottom nut for the PS bracket is located. As a reference, the distance from the bottom of the ratchet handle to the 10mm nut it is sitting on is 13.5 inches. There are two six inch extensions stacked together and a deep well socket. The other "difficult" to find nut is accessible once the cruise control module is moved.

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