What's your opinion or/and experience with remanufactured steering racks (rack and pinions)?
I was having a chat with a sales person at a local store (Gatineau, Quebec) that specializes in parts for European cars.
She says she's given up on remanufactured units because they're never done right, mentioned a particular component that usually gets put back in as worn out as it came. In other words, some components get slapped back in without being machined or repaired.
For that reason she said she only orders new racks, and yes they are expensive, so not everyone obviously will spend that kind of money on an old car with a badly worn rack.
Remanufactured steering racks...
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foggydogg
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Avoid Cardone - anything, not just their racks.
Abscate was working on finding a shop to rebuild his rack, although a chance meeting with a Tesla may have derailed the process.
I think one of his fleet ended up with a Detroit rebuilt unit.
Abscate was working on finding a shop to rebuild his rack, although a chance meeting with a Tesla may have derailed the process.
I think one of his fleet ended up with a Detroit rebuilt unit.
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
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98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
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94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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abscate
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Detroit axle and United rack have supplied me with four racks over the Covid years. All jobs have worked out fine , 3-4 years later.
I have not found a rack rebuilder. My last one in Albany stopped 5 years ago.
I’ll ask at Cars and coffee this month
I have not found a rack rebuilder. My last one in Albany stopped 5 years ago.
I’ll ask at Cars and coffee this month
Empty Nester
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A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 XC90-in-Red
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