Steering rack replacement time.

ZX2_racer · Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:49 pm

Yep my rack is bad. Anyone know how to work with it? Had it at my local dealership and the diagnosed it. Will cost me about 460 for them to fix it. Ugh. There goes the money I was saving for the intake and vactation this summer.

Unless anyone knows of how to fix this stuff...

Monkey-Gein · Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:31 pm

i just took mine out of me zx3. i have a fairly new one and i have a pretty good idea how to do it now that i took it out.

ZX2_racer · Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:04 pm

How hard was it?

closetfordfan · Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:10 pm

Its not a real hard job, I've done a it a couple times. $460 is a good price if that includes an alignment.

ZX2_racer · Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:17 pm

So you I would need an alingment after I got it replaced? In that case, I should replace it before I get my alingment done from the suspension. Now I just need a good one really fast for a good price. Monkey...

Monkey-Gein · Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:17 am

$65 w/o the lines. i got paper work that says how old it's not. i'll be in savage tonight if everything goes to plan.
it's just held on to the cross member by 2 bolts, the lines, steering wheel shaft and tie rod ends. you won't be able to get a socket on one of the bolts on the cross cause of that plastic thing, but they ain't on there tight. it was a lot easier without the engine in the way. i took out the cross member with the rack still on it.
it may be the same as the old ones, you could pick up a book.

ZX2_racer · Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:05 pm

So I would need to drop the sub-frame? Monday night I may have to go down and me and iminhell or some one could swap mine out.

Monkey-Gein · Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:23 pm

that could be an option. 6-8 bolts and a motor mount to drop that. that just seems like a lot of work for that little part. i think it's suppose to snow or hell fire on monday? you want to do it here or just get the part and do it at home? i'm fine with it being done here.

focinite · Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:15 pm

just loosen the sub frame, and lower it like 4-5 inches. other wise fitting the stub shaft from the sterring coloum is gonna be a biznitch!!!!

Monkey-Gein · Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:27 am

4-5 inches is the length of the bolts... you could drop t completly and have it hang by the sway bar. you can use a jack to get the rack where you need it

ZX2_racer · Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:50 am

I think i'm going down to rosemount to pick up a rack from an 07 with 10k miles on it for 75. I have a couple friends up here that said they would give me a hand on replacment, including one with a lift.

Monkey-Gein · Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:16 pm

why not mine.... mine got low miles... i can meet ya in rose.

ZX2_racer · Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:11 pm

Now I need to fix it...

focinite · Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:55 pm

Monkey-Gein wrote:4-5 inches is the length of the bolts... you could drop t completly and have it hang by the sway bar. you can use a jack to get the rack where you need it

you are right, i normaly just zip the bolts out and let the control arms do the hanging, i get the sway bar out the way all to gether, i know extra steps, but i do this shit for a living and i god damm hate strugling around shit.

ZX2_racer · Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:50 pm

^That guy wants to help me.