Replacing my rack... Hehe... rack

[cups]

I'll ask again. Anyone know anything about Red Head Steering Gears? Their web site sounds like they rebuild the way we need.


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[GRT4DRT]

I took my skids off and the knock was not there. Visual inspection, no leaking, no noise, no play. Put the skids back on and tightened everything up. Noise gone. Maybe I was lucky, but it's worth a try....

 

[Bulletnjm]

Is my rack bad?


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[Huck]

I replaced my rack last night. Took apart the bad one and the yoke adjustment was cracked into pieces. This was letting the gear mesh get loose and cause all the play and clunking


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[Goofball]

Huck is the removal and install a bad job? Just wondering for the future.

 

[Huck]

Huck is the removal and install a bad job? Just wondering for the future.

No its really straight forward,

Be advised, the torque spec for the two mounting bolts is 375 ft/lbs. A 1100 ft/lb impact gun could not remove them. I had to heat up the bolts to get them loose.

Pull the skids, pull the tie rods, 2 bolts hold the rack in, and 1 bolt for the steering wheel linkage and one for the fluid lines.

I just replaced one about 2 weeks ago. However, the brand new one from ford has so much slop / play in it, I'm wondering what the deal is.

It is new, not reman. Just haven't had time to go in.

 

[Goofball]

Hmmm. Thanks for the feedback Huck. I just taco'd my drivers side rod (totally wasn't acting a fool either when it happened).. No seriously lol... Anyway RPG tie rods just arrived so Im prepping for a rack replacement I guess in a year or so maybe? Im off road daily for work.

 

[Yukon Joe]

Thought I'd post this up for those who suspect that they may have a bad steering rack. Here is how you check it and what to look for.

https://plus.google.com/115662463794574053195/posts/WhadJJoF9jd



Yukon Joe
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[RLTW]

I say we go on an all out buying strike from all the venders till one of them works on a solution for this