Suprab1 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Has anyone done this? I noticed my rack has a little leak on the passenger side where the inner tie rod goes into it. I called Mr T today & for a recon kit for the whole rack it would be €110+ vat. So i'm thinking that's not a bad price, but just want to know if it's a pig of a job to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Best of luck, i tried to recon an XJS rack years ago, never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyboyo1 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Best of luck, i tried to recon an XJS rack years ago, never again. Ha straight to the point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich8v Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I looked into repairing my steering rack, and was advised against it. The best option is to source a good second hand rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpo Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 it does work out ok sometimes...i done two in my old cars...but as said above ud be better just picking up a good used one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonc Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Try these guys, They are well repsected in the steering game, ship worldwide and did a great job on my XJS rack. http://www.kellybraysteering.co.uk/ I have tried to do racks in the past but found it difficult if you dont have the right special tools. For the prices these guys charge it's hardly worth doing yourself and they are only 15 miles from me:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I'm pretty sure I've got the Toyota guide for fitting new rack seals as I looked into this a while back, but as posted above you need so many special tools its pointless buying the seal kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 http://www.turbosupras.com/pdfs/JZA80%20TSRM/SR.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastnfurious Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 my mechanic has done it twice on my Supra TT (throughout my 8 years of owning this cool ride) and very easy job indeed. just ensure you put back the parts in order (take photos of it, if required) as once the seals are installed, you shouldn't remove it or else you'll risk damaging it. fyi, the steering rack repair kit part# is 04445-14040. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 If the problem is just seals then fine, rebuild it, but if it's had a lot of dirty oil though it for years there may be scoring of metal parts that a seal kit will not help with. Like turbos, new is always the safest option, rather than re-conditioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 my mechanic has done it twice on my Supra TT (throughout my 8 years of owning this cool ride) and very easy job indeed. just ensure you put back the parts in order (take photos of it, if required) as once the seals are installed, you shouldn't remove it or else you'll risk damaging it. fyi, the steering rack repair kit part# is 04445-14040. I would expectv a rack to last well over 10 years, you have had 2 rebuilds in 8 years!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe not so easy ehh !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastnfurious Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 (edited) oops... lemme explain in details... 1st rebuilt - mechanic didn't replace the super loose tie rods, so thought this could have prematurely worn the newly fitted rack seals due to vibration?! 2nd rebuilt - mechanic forgotten to put the "small metal tube" piece back into the rack assembly and got into vacuum mode, so ended up hammering the shaft out again and broke a seal. replaced the damaged seal with an old one (still in ok condition - no choice as new parts order will take at least a month!) but after a year now, it's leaking again... WTF! will be ordering my 3rd rack repair kit soon... Edited April 29, 2011 by fastnfurious (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 1st rebuilt done but didn't replace the super loose tie rod, so thought this could have prematurely worn the rack seals... thus ended up with 2nd built months later... on the 2nd buld, they forgotten to put back a metal tube piece and since it got into vacuum mode, they ended up hammering the shaft out and broke a seal... so replaced this one damaged new seal with an old but still looking ok piece... but now it's leaking again... Sounds like an easy way to lose money, in other words your mechanic hasn't managed to rebuild the rack at all neverless easily !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastnfurious Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 but Dude, you've a good point that i may end up wasting my $ on the 3rd rack repair kit IF the main shaft or other internal components could have damaged/worn due to age... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waheed Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Thanks for that info. Helped me out. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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