Well, the frustration continues!
I received the new steering assembly (after waiting over a week for it to arrive) since I stripped the servo saver from the kit. Built everything and went to install the steering assembly to the top plate. Well, both bolts that attach the steering assembly are the same length, and the one that goes through the servo save side is too short to thread into the top plate. The instructions show them as both being part # 9640, but it's definitely too short. The end of the threads are flush with the end of the bushing. No way this going to work. Did I get two of the same bolt and one should have been longer? Man, I've had this thing sitting for over a week-and-a-half now and still can't get the steering together.