(1) THE MOUNTING PLATE, WHICH IS USED IN COMBINATION WITH FOUR BOLTS TO SECURE THE SAGINAW 710 STEERING GEAR TO THE CHASSIS FRAME, WAS DESIGNED TO HAVE FOUR WELDED BOSSES WITH THE SAME FINAL HEIGHT DIMENSION. THIS PLATE WAS NOT GROUND DOWN; (2) PAINT WAS LEFT ON THE SURFACE BETWEEN THE MOUNTING PLATE AND THE STEERING GEAR; (3) A FLANGED-HEAD BOLT WAS MISALIGNED THROUGH THE FRAME, MOUNTING PLATE AND THE STEERING GEAR; OR (4) THE TOLERANCES BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE MOUNTING PLATE HOLES WERE TOO TIGHT CAUSING AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM DURING ASSEMBLY.