how long to swap a rack?

[Bernie Benz]

Old Farts work slowly. Its been 6 or more years since last done.
HPH no problem if attached to the rack before rack is bolted down.
One time I spent half day getting control arm to rack bolts started.
The rack rebuild is the easy part, only the high pressure rod seal  
need be replaced.
A poor seal design, last time I redesigned it using a backed up  
elastomeric
Quad ring replacing the hard plastic ring. So far, so good!


On Feb 29, 2012, at 12:24 PM, Mike Sylvester wrote:

> Bernie,
> 3 days????
> The first time might be a PITA, but after that should be able to do  
> the
> entire job including replacing the shaft seal in the rack in less than
> one day.
>
> The hardest part is getting the high pressure hose back on.  Since the
> 200 has o-rings instead of copper washers like on the 5k, it is  
> easier.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: how long to swap a rack?
>> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>> Date: Wed, February 29, 2012 2:08 pm
>> To: robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>
>>
>>
>> It’s a PITA job! Done it twice on the 200, once on a 5K.
>> A day out, a day in, and a day to overhaul the rack.
>>
>> Bernie
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