My Steering Rack Has Died!

[daddyfixit]

the mrs called me to say the car makes a groaning noise when cornering---she thinks the brakes are sticking ?  I get there to find no fluid in the p.a.s. reservoir. I drove slowly in 6th to keep revs down  to my mates garage around the corner.  we put in a liter of the green vag fluid and i thought all was well..................till looked at nearside wheel.   covered in oil and the rack gaiter split open leaking oil............after 176,00 miles my poor little car has well and truly sh*it its pants !!   

     trying to arrange getting an exchange rack Monday/Tuesday so i can get mobile again as we both need a car for work and kids still at school for a week.....then when its back will spend a week of my hols pampering it as recent financial disasters have meant the 2 cars have took a back seat in the spending money department.

 

[viperclive]

Good luck with exchange rack, mine lasted 3 yrs then it decided to do its own thing! It didn't like me going round long corners, kept trying to straighten up lol, bought a second hand one of ebay for £20, fitted it two weeks ago, works a treat, don't forget tracking after!

[daddyfixit]

i am more annoyed that it went without warning !  was on way home from mates garage when she rang to say somethings wrong-----if it had happened Friday then I could have done it myself on Saturday !

    we are both in work tomorrow and kids still at school, so we need it asap---hence dropping it off at mates garage in morning then seeing what exchange sh*te racks are available....delco-remy have bought out xl racks (horrendous crap) but until all the factors open in the morning I don't know whats available !!

    but the cars done 176k, I have had it 10 years so fair enough...lets get it fixed and back home asap.  its also due a full service so I will do that on Saturday morning as we are going out as a family on Saturday afternoon so its got to be sorted 100%

 

 

I will keep the board posted with progress and prices

[daddyfixit]

got the rack fitted Monday;

dropped it at mates garage at 08.00, he rang me at work to say he was awaiting delivery.....then rang 2 hours later to say it was done !!

I put in on 4 wheel aligner this afternoon and found tracking spot on----he had used old-fashioned Dunlop gauges !!

 

then found out the weird noise on full lock is the alternator free-wheeling pulley.....so that's being done Monday on my hols.