New Steering Rack

[jstone]

Have recently had the delight of disposing of £53 for a red certificate : ( As part of the MOT Failure I haev been told that I need to fit a new steering rack.........it could be worse.................

 

I am thinking of buying a whole new unit and going for the quick rack with metal clamps.

 

Any comments on this approach and anything I should be aware of / practical tips before I order a unit and go for it.

 

As always the tapping into the wealth of knowledge out there is greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

Jeremy

[scotty]

Whats the problem with the rack? Is it movement of the rack within the outer tube ? if so you can get new replacement bushes to fit in , takes about an hour or 2 , but costs less than a tenner.

[Richard Crawley]

Before you junk or do any work on the rack, you need to know why it failed, it could just be down to movement in the rubber mounting bushes; this is common as they are more often than not incorectly installed! If it's the rack itself, you could get a recon unit; I don't know how much they go for thwese days but if your used to working on such things, it's probably one of the easiest to recondition. You can adjust practicaly everything & the only thing that really wears is the nearside rack bush; on a RH drive car of course!

 

Just noticed your ref to getting a quick rack; I would avoid it unless your going racing; as you know, the 6 doesn't have power steering & the standard rack can be heavy enough as it is!

Edited May 24, 2007 by Richard Crawley

[harrytr5]

I fitted the quick rack three years ago and forgot about it till now on reading this thread.I have not regretted it and only fitted it because I wanted a brand new unit for my 'baby'.

Costly, yes,but what my 'baby' wants she gets.

Regards Harry TR5 Nutter.