How hard is it to fit a new steering rack on a 1990 Series 2??


Brian

 

you got a haynes manual? if so follow the instructions very simple. couple of hours to do.....i would sugest that you buy new track rod ends as well if it doesnt come with them there about £7-9 each.

then needs the tracking doing.

 

It's easy to do if your handy with the spanners. Best thing to do is take your old rack off and lie it next to you new rack and mark where the track rod ends were on your old rack on the new one then when you put the track rod ends on the new rack the tracking won't be miles out when you have to drive it to the garage to get the tracking done.

 

Some one said to me it will be a pain in the arse as i have abs?? Is this ture??


Brian

 

Is ford the best place for a new item or are there any good alternatives? Any idea on price?

 

i brought a new rack from euro car parts and it cost about £30 has been fine in there

 

This is one question ive never got a feasable answer to......when you fit a new rack how do you get the rack exactly in the middle...........

The tracking on mine is way out and i want to reset the rack and have the tracking done, im pretty sure at the moment i have more lock in one direction that the other.

But in answer to the question, fitting is very simple, its the setting up that will take longer.

 

my s/wheel sits to the left, if i take it off it sits to the right maybe ive got the same rack problem of it not being centred?

 

Its a common thing on fords, most cars are on a spline so you can centre it that way. The rack may not be in the centre, or you will find the bottom universal joint is splined.

 

will give it a look when I get it up in the air next, anyone know how much the poly rack bushes are?

 

the rack on a mk4 has two brackets already on the rack that two rubber bush's fit in one each side then a bracket each side bolts over them

 

Is that to do with lining it up?

 

must be to line it up if the bolts go on the bulkhead?

otherwise the brackets on the rack wont hold the bush an the brackets that bolt over it wont hold the bose onto the brackets on the rack if you follow that

 

to centralise the rack i measured from the shell/chassis to tip if the rack end and made sure it was the same both sides....

then checked when i attached the steering colume again to make sure it was something like it.

theres plenty of room to fine tune it when the tracking is done to centralise the wheel etc....

haveing an offset steering wheel would bug the hell out of me.