Steering Rack Refurbishment

[Andrew Willcox]

Hi,

I've got excessive play in my steering rack which on first inspection looks to be due to worn bushes in the rack itself.  Inner and outer ball joints are OK but there is movement "up and down" in the rack itself.

Can anyone point me towards sources for the part I need to overhaul and any instructions on how to strip and rebuild?

Would also welcome any recommendations on anyone in the midlands that could carry out the overhaul for me

Thanks!

[philwaters]

If you have vertical play at the pinion end then you can adjust it via the large nut and locknut on top of the rack. However, I had the same thing - vertical play only at the opposite end to the pinion.

You have to strip the rack completely but punching the pinion out via the Ali disc - as the bearing it sits in is a tight fit. The bush at the end of the rack is an Igus part, but it is a custom part for Titan, who happily sold one to me, along with new bearings. I bought a new Ali disc off eBay - 31mm x 0.9mm I think it was. I dealt with a Brian in Sales and the bush part number was BLP-141-620-10-A4

[Andrew Willcox]

Thanks Phil,

Ive now got the rack out of the car and removed the gaitors.  Corrosion on the long end of the rack where it passes through the bush you have pictures is bad so I suspect this puts it beyond repair?  Hoping there might be someone out there with a spare rack sat on a garage shelf.  May get McMillan to give it a once over before I condemn.