Rear Steering Rack Rebuild

[Jimvr4]

Not debating that here. For a few bucks ill put in new seals and keep the feature.

[hyper3000gt]

that's cool if you can fix it for that cheap

[Bloodlust182]

Hey Jim, sorry I did not respond for so long. I got caught up at work with a project and forgot about the pics. The rack came off a 91 from Cali with 119k on the clock. It could use a outer tie rod end on one side, but other than that it looks great! No tears in the boots.

[Elderloc]

Jim,

If you get your broken down and repaired please let us know what you find. There can not be that much to the thing I bet it's just a handful of ORings. Ask Hans to look into this when he has time.

[Jimvr4]

I received a rear rack from a part out and got the tie rods off the cylinder. From here it looks like a special tool is needed to remove the end cap. The needed tool would be 37 mm diameter with two 3mm pins located at the edges of the cylinder (two pins spaced at 34mm C-C). So far the only thing I've found that might be close are the brake tools that rotate the pistons back into the cylinders. Ideally the tool would have a 1/2 inch square hole in the center to accommodate a 1/2 inch drive.

[Jimvr4]

Success!! I found the tool and ordered it. Wasn't easy to find because almost all the tools in this space have bigger pins.

[Swisstec]

Mine is leaking pretty bad. Very interested in fixing instead of deleting.

[Jimvr4]

I will know more soon. The tool has shipped already.

[Jimvr4]

Tool came in but pins were too short to reach the recessed location so no go. I've also tried a big ass pipe wrench on the end and it doesn't budge so I have my doubts the tool would be strong enough. I might find a shop to look at how to disassemble it. I'm either missing something or it is welded shut

[Street_Chally73]

That sucks! At least you tried, though.

On a side note: do you think it would be possible to have a fabricator/welder make one up based off the dimensions you're able to get?

One would think that between getting all of the correct dimensions & creating it in a 3D AutoCAD program, you'd be able to get a custom tool made up...It's been a while since I've used 3D ACAD design tools for objects, but it shouldn't be too hard to recreate with the appropriate dimensions that are needed.