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| bbrock |
 Dec 18 2018, 11:55 AM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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My steering rack is out (along with all the other parts of the car) and I'm getting ready to spruce it up and install turbo tie rod ends. Is it worth tearing it apart for a thorough cleaning, inspection, and refurbishing while I'm at it? My initial inspection shows it turns freely and smoothly through the whole range by hand. The housing cover looks like it was leaking grease so at a minimum, that needs replaced. The rack has about 100K miles of actual use and 35 years of just sitting. I'm not opposed to opening cans of worms but I have an abundance of cans and want to just open the ones worth opening.
And before somebody says it, I know that 914rubber offers a reasonably priced rebuild service for these, but this it a big, complete resto project on a budget. It only works if I supply all the labor I can. I've read through all the threads I could find on the subject and it doesn't look any harder than other stuff I've tackled. Opinions? |
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| 914forme |
Dec 20 2018, 09:32 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None
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If your adding turbo tie rods you will need a thin 32MM wrench for the installation. A BMW fan wrench works great for the proper size and it is thin, also has superb leverage compared to the 32mm cone wrenches used for bicycle repair.
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| bbrock |
Dec 20 2018, 09:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(914forme @ Dec 20 2018, 08:32 PM)  If your adding turbo tie rods you will need a thin 32MM wrench for the installation. A BMW fan wrench works great for the proper size and it is thin, also has superb leverage compared to the 32mm cone wrenches used for bicycle repair. BMW Fan wrench Thanks for the tip! I was planning to visit the local bike shop for the wrench but this looks better. Probably don't want to put the nice new tie rods on the same way I took the old ones off - with a pipe wrench (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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bbrock Steering Rack Dec 18 2018, 11:55 AM
mb911
My steering rack is out (along with all the other... Dec 18 2018, 02:23 PM Olympic 914 worth doing and not that hard.
Bearing numbers ... Dec 18 2018, 03:06 PM bbrock SOLD. I'm going in. So 2 bearings and a seal... Dec 18 2018, 04:59 PM
mb911
SOLD. I'm going in. So 2 bearings and a sea... Dec 18 2018, 05:18 PM bbrock
SOLD. I'm going in. So 2 bearings and a se... Dec 18 2018, 05:23 PM Olympic 914
SOLD. I'm going in. So 2 bearings and a se... Dec 18 2018, 05:36 PM bbrock
[quote name='mb911' post='2674859' date='Dec 18 2... Dec 18 2018, 05:41 PM Rob-O Word of advice, keep track of the shims. They’r... Dec 18 2018, 10:11 PM Matty900 Sent you an email with some help Dec 18 2018, 10:33 PM bbrock Well this is interesting... I know from watching ... Dec 20 2018, 03:51 PM mepstein
[quote name='914forme' post='2675465' date='Dec 2... Dec 21 2018, 08:15 AM bbrock
A pipe wrench is the proper tool to remove them s... Dec 21 2018, 10:19 AM |
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