Power Steering Rack
10-24-13, 06:49 PM
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Power Steering Rack
I had a reman rack put in today due to excessive wear after 110k miles on the car. Before the rack was easy to steer left and right. Now it is a little more stiff from left to right. I put in Mobil 1 synthetic ATF fluid and bled the lines all the way left to right 3-5 times. Still on the original pump! Can that be the culprit or can it be something else. Any suggestions would be wonderful thanks again folks!! 
10-24-13, 07:19 PM
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What brand of reman rack? Did the car get a wheel alignment?
10-27-13, 09:22 PM
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I have replaced my steering rack myself with a re manufactured unit. For the first few weeks the steering was alot stiffer than usual. After a few weeks one handing smooth steering again
During this time I was also a little paranoid that the replacement rack might be bad but give it some time.
During this time I was also a little paranoid that the replacement rack might be bad but give it some time.
10-28-13, 02:09 PM
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No I did not have to do any of that. If you take of the air cleaner box most of the lines going nto the rack and accesible from the top
10-28-13, 03:33 PM
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DGIKULJOT thanks for the input.. & what I did is unbolted the sub frame and used a transmission stand with a block of wood on top of it to lower it down..allowing myself to have more access to the area & to better assist my reach to work easier
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