[V8] Steering rack q's

[Nate Stuart]

Thanks for all the replies guys, the rack in the car is beyond 
rebuilding IMO. It's not just a torn boot and leaky, theres big bangs 
and crashes when driving, and noticeable slop in the rack with the 
wheels in the air. I'm going to look around and weigh my options to get 
something a bit safer in there...

Cheers!
-Nate
'89 90v8ttq
'90 v8q

Ingo Rautenberg wrote:

>Nate,
>
>Hmm.  Note:  Rebuild kit will run you ~$90-$150.  If you're good with lotsa
>O-rings et al then that might be a good solution, though you will also have
>to buy a new boot and before you even THINK about rebuilding the rack
>yourself, make sure the exposed rod doesn't have any appreciable wear -- 
>otherwise you're just wasting your $$$.  I'd suggest a reman unit for all
>the work involved in removing and replacing the rack.
>
>-Ingo
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jeremy Ward" <jward.v8 at gmail.com>
>To: "Nate Stuart" <newt at motorgeek.com>
>Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:01 AM
>Subject: Re: [V8] Steering rack q's
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>>Hey Nate.  As a baseline, Blau has the non-servo for $300 and the
>>servotronic for $325 (both remanufactured).  As you know you can go
>>used (AudiConnection, Semple, etc), but I believe you can also buy a
>>rebuild kit and new boot; I think you just might be handy enough to
>>DIY, but if there isn't a huge price delta, I would go with a
>>remanufactured one ;-)
>>
>>Not sure if Erickson Industries in CT sells reman ZF racks or not (I
>>know they do ZF transmissions)...  Might be cheaper to go through
>>them.
>>
>>HTH,
>>
>>- Jeremy
>>
>>On 8/15/05, Nate Stuart <newt at motorgeek.com> wrote:
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>>
>>>Bummer, didn't even think of the o-ring vs. crush washer aspect.
>>>
>>>Who's got a cheap rack kicken around?? :-D Aside from that I may just
>>>get creative with the high pressure end, all else being equal.
>>>
>>>-Nate
>>>'89 90v8ttq
>>>'90 v8q
>>>
>>>
>>>Dave Head wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>You need a later rack. The hose connections on the new rack have
>>>>different sealing surfaces.
>>>>
>>>>Nate Stuart wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>I recently picked up an el-cheapo '90 V8 that I'm slowly rebuilding
>>>>>for daily driver use. Doesn't need that much, but one thing is
>>>>>desperately needs is a new steering rack. The current rack has
>>>>>basically no boot left, and appears to have been this way for some
>>>>>time, there's tons of slop in it, and it's hemorrhaging all over the
>>>>>exhaust as well.
>>>>>
>>>>>My question: Can a 5ktq rack that I have kicking around be swapped in
>>>>>directly, or will I find some oddity in there requiring the later
>>>>>rack? I'm not concerned if the current rack is servotronic or not.
>>>>>Just if it'll physically work.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>>-Nate
>>>>>'89 90v8ttq
>>>>>'90 v8q
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