 Steering rack rebuild 914/6 |
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| Mikey914 |
 Apr 19 2019, 08:17 PM
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The rubber man  Group: Members Posts: 12,767 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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Just thought I'd share. We have a customer with a 914/6 that wanted to buy a rack. Would have been happy to do that, but as it was a 6 I suggested he send his in so he could keep it as original as possible.
This is what We got - And no that's not just grease, but undercoating that got sprayed onto the rack. Attached thumbnail(s)   Attached image(s) 
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| Mikey914 |
Apr 19 2019, 08:23 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,767 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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Not too bad of condition just took more cleaning. Most people will not see the detail in cleaning we but into these.
We actually reassemble with lithium grease so you can see when and if any contaminants get introduced Attached thumbnail(s)  Attached image(s)  
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| Mikey914 |
Apr 19 2019, 08:26 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,767 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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Shipped out to customer today -
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| oldschool |
Apr 19 2019, 10:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,374 Joined: 29-October 08 From: P-town Member No.: 9,705 Region Association: Southern California |
Wow makes me want one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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| sixnotfour |
Apr 19 2019, 10:51 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,822 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Mark,I have a factory jig for setting the clevis angles, If youre interested.. I figured everyone was going to the monal ball type..lmk Jeff
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| maf914 |
Apr 20 2019, 04:23 PM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None
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How many miles is a steering rack good for before a rebuild is necessary? Is there a number? Or is it a matter of aged or leaking seals? What are the symptoms?
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| ctc911ctc |
Apr 20 2019, 05:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,124 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(maf914 @ Apr 20 2019, 04:23 PM)  How many miles is a steering rack good for before a rebuild is necessary? Is there a number? Or is it a matter of aged or leaking seals? What are the symptoms? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/silver914.jpg) I have the same question! |
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| mepstein |
Apr 20 2019, 05:28 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,874 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Apr 20 2019, 07:18 PM) QUOTE(maf914 @ Apr 20 2019, 04:23 PM) How many miles is a steering rack good for before a rebuild is necessary? Is there a number? Or is it a matter of aged or leaking seals? What are the symptoms? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/silver914.jpg) I have the same question! Just like anything else; contaminated grease, crunchy, loose, notchy, heavily corroded, hard to turn, ect. I saw samples of 914rubber rebuild racks at Hershey today. They looked and felt like new. Can't really go wrong getting it rebuilt after 45-50 years of use. |
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| 914werke |
Apr 20 2019, 05:44 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 11,246 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Nice! so a ZF rack with a build date of June 70 ~ Do you know what year /6?
I assume the 1st part is the SN of the rack? |
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| rick 918-S |
Apr 21 2019, 04:40 AM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,948 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region
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QUOTE(914werke @ Apr 20 2019, 06:44 PM) Nice! so a ZF rack with a build date of June 70 ~ Do you know what year /6? I assume the 1st part is the SN of the rack? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Are all racks numbered like that? Are there 6 specific racks? |
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