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Replacing steering rack - what is this?
I am under the car tonight removing the steering rack and the shaft with you joints on it to replace both of them. I ordered the new rack from PJ Grady without tie rod ends. Am I supposed to unscrew this big bolt from the rack itself or will the new steering rack come with the tie rod arms? Photo...
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Also, how do you get the U joint off of the steering rack? Or I have already loosened both U joints but there's no room to pull it either way to get it off.
I also found that this electrical connector has been disconnected from the brake system and looks quite corroded. I have no problems with my brakes and they were just upgraded to DeLorean europes power brake kit by DMCmw. Anyways, it looks like this has not been connected for quite some time. Should I worry about it? What does it do?
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Replacing steering rack - what is this?
You don't unscrew those "big bolts", they're actually a big nut with a pin driven in them to lock them in place so you'd have a real difficult time removing them. You can either unscrew the actual outer tie rod end (by the wheel) that connects the rack to the steering knuckles or unbolt the tie rod end from the knuckle and press it out. Google tie rod end images if you're unsure what they look like. You should replace the tie rod ends if you are going through the trouble of replacing the rack.
You loosen the u joints, spray them with PB or similar. Wedge a screw driver between the slit in the joints to open them up a bit and then pull the one on the rack up towards the steering wheel.
The electrical connector is for the low brake fluid switch inside the reservoir cap which will trigger the "brake" light if low. If it's unplugged it will not sense if your fluid is low. While you can drive just fine without it, it should be fixed at some point for safety sake.
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