How easy a job is this?
Any special tools or patience required?
Any tips or a pictoral how to thread I can refernce before attacking over the week-end?
TIA
Rob.
Fitting Steering Rack Poly Bushes
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Fitting Steering Rack Poly Bushes
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Re: Fitting Steering Rack Poly Bushes
It's an easy one, nearside maybe a bit fiddlier than off. Does make a difference.
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Re: Fitting Steering Rack Poly Bushes
Is it a case of loosen off one at a time and rip out the old one, doesn't matter that they will be destroyed, and bolt up with the new one in?
Or do a side at a time, or remove all 4 and then replace and bolt back up?
Or do a side at a time, or remove all 4 and then replace and bolt back up?
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Think logic decrees the first of those, I did one side at a time
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Re: Fitting Steering Rack Poly Bushes
I pulled the steering rack out(because I could),pulled the bushes out and greased the new one and pushed them in with my fingers,piece of cake,refitted the rack,job done
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Re: Fitting Steering Rack Poly Bushes
You can undo the 4 bolts and let the rack come down,if you keep a bolt in the bush you can tap it out with a hammer very easily and then slip the new ones in.
30 min job really
30 min job really
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Re: Fitting Steering Rack Poly Bushes
It made a massive difference on ours .... although they did fall to pieces once the rack was out of the way Allow a couple of hours including tooling up and a brew
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