I will be following this topic closely as our car suffers from much brittle/broken plastic. Thanks to all the plastic experts and 3D printers out there. I will be a potential shopper of your wares over time. My latest plastic repair was the third taillight cover in the rear window of the V70. Used J...

If you suspect a cam seal keep,a VERY close eye on it/engine oil. I had a cam seal come completely out of the head last winter and push over two quarts out before I noticed it. And the motor was sucking the glove out of my hand at that time. No crankcase pressure involved.

Part of that subframe job was replacing the steering rack. I purchased the cheapest "new" rack on rock auto. I haven't put a lot of miles on it yet but it works. Biggest problem I found was moving the captive bolts from the old rack to the new one. They look like small wheel hub bolts tha...

Not intending to use hardware again. Have ordered 985111 with the bushings. To confirm, flange nuts 987891 fit the rack mounting bolts, shows that in the diagram, but that would seem larger than the sway bar end link bolts..? Am I issuing something? So I would need 5 of the 10a’s to mount the rack. ...

I’m now unable to locate the appropriate subframe bolts and the new rack mounting hardware for this project. General internet search turns up no hits and neither does a search on FCP’s site. I can’t even find the part numbers on VIDA which only seems to show the rack and lines in the steering parts ...

Been distracted by failing snow removal equipment. Stupid little stuff but it all takes time and causes unnecessary stress especially with the future possibilities. So thank you again Zion and abscate. And amblerman, I was considering a homemade press of the sort you describe, perhaps with a pipe ni...

Thank you for all this Abscate. I dither over this stuff and make myself miserable. I continue to read and it seems like every brand has their issues, with Car Done getting dissed badly as you’ve noted in the trusted parts thread. I am considering the Detroit Axle now. I get to keep my rack for free...

As the subject line suggests, I’m lost in the world of remanufactured racks. I know people dismiss Cardones as junk.MasterPro from O’Rielly’s and Terrepower are done in the USA apparently, for what it’s worth. Complaints on both like Cardone. Does a truly good Remanufactured product even exist. My s...

Thanks for the reply Zion. I’ve admired Scarlet for a while now and note you’ve done a lot of work on her. Your photo is what I’ve pictured in my future with the subframe. I’ll let you know how it goes. Need a recommendation on an SMI steering rack replacement as well actually. Going to start anothe...

Having a difficult time locating a tutorial/ video on this project. After refurbished the struts, put new tire on and found the tie rods needed replacing. Naturally when pulling the boots back to remove inners discovered fluid within leading to rack replacement. While at it the control arms were det...