hi all having trouble removing steering rack, ive unbolted it from inside the car both sides and removed the bolt at the bottom of the steering colum, but cannot remove steering rack from where it connects to the colum am i missing something or does it just need a good old wack with a hammer ?
Removal Of Steering Rack
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fabdabcab
, Apr 11 2011 08:18 PM
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 08:21 PM
Don't whack it!! You unbolted the column from under the dash?
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 08:37 PM
if your refering to the bolt right at the bottom of the colum then yes that has been removed but the rack wont come out of where it connects at that point!Don't whack it!! You unbolted the column from under the dash?
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 09:06 PM
Well life is easier if you remove the column (only two more bolts!) to give you just a little bit more space to wiggle the rack pinion free. If it's anything like the one I did on mine last year, there's very little space to move the rack, even with the subframe levered down as far as you dare!
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 06:58 AM
ok thanks will give it ago, but i seem to remember the column having shear off bolts how to i go about getting them out?Well life is easier if you remove the column (only two more bolts!) to give you just a little bit more space to wiggle the rack pinion free. If it's anything like the one I did on mine last year, there's very little space to move the rack, even with the subframe levered down as far as you dare!
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 07:05 AM
Yeah they have shear bolts.. but if they've not been messed with in the past, they're probably still intact- if so, just go easy on them with a (1/2"iirc) socket and they will undo- good old BL!
Is the bolt out completely from the column/rack joint?
Is the bolt out completely from the column/rack joint?
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 06:53 PM
yes bolt completly removed will have a look tomorrow hopefullyYeah they have shear bolts.. but if they've not been messed with in the past, they're probably still intact- if so, just go easy on them with a (1/2"iirc) socket and they will undo- good old BL!
Is the bolt out completely from the column/rack joint?
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Posted 20 April 2011 - 01:14 AM
Stupid question, but did you lower or remove front subframe?
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