I think I would need to put the tube in a hydraulic press to dent it as much as it seems to need. That's the mad part - it's not just barely touching, I would lose half a tube to get it to work. :BangHead:
I also eyeballed the k-frame bolts, since that was out. I have been assured that with the shouldered interface between the frame and the k-frame bolts, that it can't really go wrong if it's torqued, and I happen to know from experience how much fun it is to sit in the floor and pull 150 ft lbs. So yeah, I torqued them. I didn't see anything obviously wrong with them either. I'm also skeptical that could be the problem since both the steering box and the engine are bolted to the k-frame so their spatial relationship is fixed and the coupler slid straight on the splines.