Rack and Pinion question?

Post by **silvia tunner** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:29 am

how can i test my rack and pinion to see if its messed up or not?

Post by **silvia tunner** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:19 pm

Website · Post by **JNM240** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:32 pm

Lift up the front end, grab ahold of a wheel, and move it side to side. If there is movement, try and find where the movement is coming from: outer tie rod end to steering knuckle, inner tie rod end to steering rack, or (you'll have to remove the dust boot for this) the steering rack itself. If the rack is leaking fluid (like mine was, real bad), then its time for a new one.

Seriously, i just put a reman rack in not 3 weeks ago, took about 3 hours, TOTAL, including jacking the car up on jackstands. You dont have to do it with the motor out, like i read everywhere, it was quite easy (for a former mechanic). I then replaced the rack bushings with Nismo hard rubber ones about a week after i put the rack in, and again, no problem. I didnt even have to disconnect the tie rod ends or remove the wheels. No problems.

Post by **silvia tunner** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:54 am

i have been leaking power steering fluid but im not sure if its coming from the rack n pinion or the power steering container it's self, i gota check it out

Post by **silvia tunner** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:33 pm

Post by **silvia tunner** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:41 pm

I changed the rack n pinion and now the right wheel does turn in anymore. It just feels like its an alignment issue.

I took it to get an alignment and got the car back riding alot worse than before. When i hit a bump it causes the wheel to turn real hard.

Also when i got out of the car coming from getting it aligned i put the steering wheel straight, and looked at the crashed side (passanger side) of the car and the wheel is turned to the left and on the driver side the wheel is straight, after the alignment.

My friend says it could be the strut mounts got messed up and is causing the car to do this. Any suggestions on what it could be.

Post by **SeVa-S13** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:45 pm

Moved to Suspension forum.

Oh, and you got the car back from an alignment shop and the front wheels don't even point the same direction, you need to go back...angrily. Even if they can't fix it themselves, they gotta tell you what's up...

Rack and Pinion question?

Rack and Pinion question?

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