Steering Rack rebuilders

[David Conner]

Hi Charlie,
A steering rack seal seems to have blown out suddenly on my '87 5ks, so I
gave these folks a call today.  They want $325 to reseal the rack if I do
the R&R myself and just take the rack to them.  If I drop the car off and
have them do the R&R that would cost an additional $365 and they said to
allow three days... total cost = $690 not incl tax, fluid, etc.

I called Jorgen http://www.jorgenauto.com/ and they have a rack in stock
ready to ship for $205 + $20 shipping including cost to return the core.
This is their price for sale to private individuals... no doubt it would be
lower for sale to a business.  I've had excellent service from Jorgen
before and don't mind doing the R&R myself, so they'll get my business this
time as well.  I would have preferred to do business with a local firm so
appreciate the tip, but at these prices the choice is clear.
thanks,
Dave C.
Columbus, OH



At 11:42 PM 2/26/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Steering Rack rebuild
>Charlie Smith charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org
>Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:33:08 -0500 (EST)
>
>There's a good shop here in Columbus Ohio for rack rebuilds.  They
>bore the aluminum housing and put in bronze bushings, so it will probably
>last a lot longer than the stock pieces.
>
>The name of the shop is "Steer & Gear" in Columbus Ohio.
>You'll have to call at 614-231-4064 and ask how long it takes to
>rebuild your rack, I'd guess not very long.  I had my '86 5kCSTQ
>done by them, and it was drive it in, next day drive it out.
>It has been long enough ago that I don't remember the cost, but
>it was pretty reasonable including the R&R in the car.
>
>  Charlie Smith   charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org  614-471-1418
>  http://www.elektro.com/~charlie      Columbus Ohio   USA
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