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WTF rack bushings

Ok, replaced the steering rack, got one piece bushings.  The old one was two piece.  Do I have to remove the metal sleeve on the car to use a the new bushings I have?

WTF rack bushings

Reply #1 –
I have a new rack in the garage, I'll see what they gave me. btw its a Napa rack...............the bushings they gave me are one piece rubber with a steel center

WTF rack bushings

Reply #2 –
It's prolly rusted in place. It's just a sleeve over a bolt.
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WTF rack bushings

Reply #3 –
Just get some 2-piece poly bushings...

The 1-piece bushings use a larger diameter bolt.  The 2-piece use the sleeve to locate the rack and the smaller bolts to clamp it in place....a better design.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

WTF rack bushings

Reply #4 –
Mustang rack? Probably came with steel-sleeved Mustang-style bushings with gnarly teeth on one end to keep the rack from sliding around when it's bolted directly to the front of the cross-member (my brand-new in-the-box Motorsport rack was like that).

My 88 Bird had locating "tubes" welded to the cross-member that wouldn't go through the Mustang sleeved bushings, so I had to re-use the original big mushy 2-piecers.

In fact, here's somebody's k-member, showing the tubes...
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WTF rack bushings

Reply #5 –
No, the early cars used the fat bolts and the 1-piece bushings, the later cars used the 2-piece bushings with the long sleeves.

You can get poly replacements for either....
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

WTF rack bushings

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Chuck W
No, the early cars used the fat bolts and the 1-piece bushings, the later cars used the 2-piece bushings with the long sleeves.

You can get poly replacements for either....



-what he said..........
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WTF rack bushings

Reply #7 –
Cool.  Yea i got the napa rack with the one piece units.  I just picked up some two piece ones and they worked fine.