XJS Steering Rack Bushing Replacement Procedure
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XJS Steering Rack Bushing Replacement Procedure
Hi All, new to the forum and adding to my "post count"......
A while ago I replaced the steering rack bushings on or '91 XJS. The original bushings tend to wear in parallel with the rack, by design which seems to be the wrong design. The new upgraded replacement bushings prevent this from happening.
I took photos of the task and created a pictured tutorial on my Photobucket page........Here. Hopefully it can help if you ever need to do this job.
Rich
A while ago I replaced the steering rack bushings on or '91 XJS. The original bushings tend to wear in parallel with the rack, by design which seems to be the wrong design. The new upgraded replacement bushings prevent this from happening.
I took photos of the task and created a pictured tutorial on my Photobucket page........Here. Hopefully it can help if you ever need to do this job.
Rich
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Thanks......
I recall in order to get the upper bushing, I had to drop the rack down as far as possible. I suppose you could get the 2 lower bushings replaced without further drop, but to get the upper bushing I couldn't see any way unless I disconnected the lower U-joint at the end of the column. This dropped the rack down just enough to get that socket contraption I came up with in there to pull it.
What I did not have to do was release the hoses or the cooler. That was no help at all. It was all experimental to get it down so I wouldn't have to pull the rack out.
Rich
I recall in order to get the upper bushing, I had to drop the rack down as far as possible. I suppose you could get the 2 lower bushings replaced without further drop, but to get the upper bushing I couldn't see any way unless I disconnected the lower U-joint at the end of the column. This dropped the rack down just enough to get that socket contraption I came up with in there to pull it.
What I did not have to do was release the hoses or the cooler. That was no help at all. It was all experimental to get it down so I wouldn't have to pull the rack out.
Rich
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