steering rack

gonna have to replace this as its sounding a bit rough and was advisory on mot so where can i get one of these and at what cost, is this is a job i can do myself and is there anything i can upgrade while im there? bushes ill probably do but anything else?

cheers

Fiddly old job, you best doing tie rods & rod ends while out & in bits.
Rack is GTiR specific so you got a choice of getting yours inspected & reconditioned if possible/cost effective or buying a good used one for probably about £40.
Recon is good option if have good shop to do it, buying 25yr old steering racks is risky game unless coming off last made R's with low mileage.
Old racks don't like lying around on a shelf for ages either & if chucked about without pipe joints sealed it will be a risky gamble so buy used wisely or you will become expert at rack removal & fitting.

you can get the whiteline bushes from the US but they'll cost you about $65 so watch the exchange rate to get best deal! the part number is w11736 type it in on ebay.com and they come straight up

Ive just removed one from my shell if you intrested il do it for £30 + p+p .... drop me a pm if so ....

thanks i think ill buy one new as its not something i wanna have to do again in 6months time if you know what i mean, is there any special tools needed for the job?

No special tools needed mate worst bit will be the rack bolt ....

I would almost consider pulling the lump out to do the rack!   

But maybe that's just me and my enormous ape digits.

I have heard its a dog off a job was it the rack they said best to have a ramp and even then its a very time consuming job ? Sure the last person said unless it was you grim a while back if they ever done it again lump would be coming out

Its not that bad its 4bolts then the uj joint plus track rod ends ....there is abit of space between the bulkhead and the block ...

Done it just not with lump in

Its alot easier standing in the engine bay a johnny   

Changed a few racks in my time but not a gtir yet, it's a pig of a job on most cars purely because of where they are, plus getting covered in fluid is a bugger.

I bet mate. You stickyin them plug leads in the other post to usefull links ? Leighton

Yeah no worries il do it now johnny ..... it really isnt that bad the key is getting yourself under the car properly rather so your not feeling like your having a go at twister lol ...

Mr b beat me too it .....

johnny gtir wrote:I have heard its a dog off a job was it the rack they said best to have a ramp and even then its a very time consuming job ? Sure the last person said unless it was you grim a while back if they ever done it again lump would be coming out

yes it was an advisory on my mot (steering rack leaking) and seems to be making scraping when turning so assume this is the issue

Sure it's the rack that's leaking? The reservoir lower pipe connection tends to weep on these cars, gets everywhere. If the rack is leaking it will probably fill the gaiters up with fluid until the spits it on the floor.

What's the fluid level like? Pump makes a hell of a noise if the fluid is low or air is trapped in the system. So much so I thought I had a top end rattle when I did a first start after putting my engine in last week.

Funny you mention a top end rattle as i noticed a sort of top end rattle today, i have also noticed a sort of oil down the left side of the engine, does the fluid go in the black res beside the clutch fluid res? What fluid do i use as its actually low

Black reservoir left hand side of the engine, use any power steering/automatic transmission fluid, it should be cherry red in colour.

Look at the bottom of the reservoir, there's a rubber pipe there that tends to leak and needs replaced to stop the leak. Think it's a small section of rubber hose and goes onto a hard pipe. Been a while.