Steering Rack Wear - help!

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TouringMatt
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Post Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:25 pm

I need to know what i need to replace on my car to fix the steering. Pre-MOT check has revealed some movement on the L/H/S
Outer ball-joint is fine but the skinny arm that goes into the boot on the rack moves a bit.

Do GSF sell a repair kit or does the rack need replacing :cry:

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Post Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:06 pm

Matt you need a track rod, get a complete unit from GSF for around Ԛ£11

remove the inner Steering boot clip and you'll see where the rack and track rod meet, its quite common for the socket to wear, lowered e30s suffer most as the angle is more extreme when compared to stock

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Post Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:08 pm

can be tight to unscrew out of the rack though so be prepared :)
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Post Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:10 pm

Wheeeey! I can stomach Ԛ£11 :)

Nice one guys :thumb:

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