steering nightmare. July 10, 2007, 12:37:27 AM Well, its one of those times where you hit somthing you felt would be inevitible... My pressure hose on the bird has leaked for eons.. and I replaced it. 2 months later its leaking again, so I poke my head under there to check it out and its lose as hell.. SOOO I undo the pressure hose only to find that I am stronger than I thought.... and i pulled the threads out of the rack :hick: SOOOOO Im gonna be ordering a new rack probably tomorow, with all new goodies on it as tierod ends and all that fancy schmancy stuff. New struts and endlinks all that jazz.Tell meh, on a scale of 1 to 10... how hard is it to swap a steering rack for a suspention dummy? I can do it... I just wanna know how hard it is...-Clayton Quote Selected
steering nightmare. Reply #1 – July 10, 2007, 12:47:42 AM Scale of 1 to 10.....I'd say a 3 or 4.Not really hard.Make sure you get a good alignment afterwards.I'd rather change it than a heater core,or oilpan gasket on a 5.0 Bird. Quote Selected
steering nightmare. Reply #2 – July 10, 2007, 09:34:19 AM Fox rack swap = easy. It's right there and easy to get at. Quote Selected
steering nightmare. Reply #3 – July 10, 2007, 09:38:39 AM sounds like a deal to me.I ordered the new rack, tie rod ends, pressure side hose, swaybar endlinks, and shocks on all 4 corners. Quote Selected
steering nightmare. Reply #4 – July 10, 2007, 06:51:17 PM If you're messing with the steering you might as well check the ball joints. Perfect time to replace 'em if they're bad:D Quote Selected
steering nightmare. Reply #5 – July 10, 2007, 07:02:07 PM Yeah a steering rack on a Fox is pretty easy. Now the rack on the Cavalier I changed.. GAWD... Had to drop the engine cradle. Quote Selected
steering nightmare. Reply #6 – July 10, 2007, 11:15:37 PM Get some Poly or Solid Bushings too if you can spring for them. I'd go with the solids and increase that Ackerman stuff. :D Quote Selected
steering nightmare. Reply #7 – July 11, 2007, 05:00:08 PM Quick tip to save you some time: Hook up the hoses to the rack before putting the rack in place. You also might want to take some measurements off the old rack/tie rods to make it easier to drive to the alignment shop.Jim Quote Selected
steering nightmare. Reply #8 – July 11, 2007, 05:38:26 PM Quote from: thundr306;160204Quick tip to save you some time: Hook up the hoses to the rack before putting the rack in place. You also might want to take some measurements off the old rack/tie rods to make it easier to drive to the alignment shop.JimGood advice. Tightening lines with an installed rack is a pain in the rear. Quote Selected
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