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Steering Shaft / U-Joint Identification - 04 S60 2.4

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Hello all,

I had to put a new steering rack on my car. ZF rack, threaded lines, no power assist. Seemed simple enough to select from detroit axle. Link here : https://www.detroitaxle.com/part/rack-a ... inion/840/

Mechanic said it fit great.

The problem is: the steering shaft does not fit over the pinion on the replacement rack. I see two options for steering shafts on this car. Both different lengths 9.7 (30741950) and 9.8 inch. I have the 9.8 inch model (3409939). It doesn’t seem so much length that is the issue but more of the style of shaft on the pinion. I think Detroit Axle screwed up and this is for like maybe an 850?

Attached is a picture of the old rack. What u-joint do I need to buy here? Or does anyone know a dealer with a stellar parts department employee that would be able to help me?
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Post by br0dy519 »

Got it. You can see here that one of the shafts is flat/rectangular (currently on my car) but the other has a circular blanked off portion prior to the part where the pinion shaft goes in. That’s the one I need.

I like how Volvo’s solution for the catalogue differences for the rack/lines/shaft were just to have their dealers replace all of the components and make it a $2,500 job.
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prwood wrote:I wish I had a permanent car repair area that was covered, had a level surface, lighting and fans, a workbench, and tool cabinets. You know,like a garage. Much of my time during the job is spent hauling things up and down the stairs to the basement or in and out of the storage shed, or running back downstairs when I realize I need something else,or taking a break from standing out in the sun,or using flashlights or work lamps when it gets dark.
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Post by abscate »

That’s not an 850/V70 rack, I don’t think.

All the racks I have seen are splines connection tot he steering wheel
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