Rosso Rescue Project Steering Rack Update - Page 3

Alfisto Steve · #31 (**permalink**) 10-11-2007, 07:32 PM

Once I had rack back together with new inner toe rod end and new/used rubber mount bushings it was ready to go back into car.

Alfisto Steve · #32 (**permalink**) 10-11-2007, 07:34 PM

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Will post pictures as I progress, but looks like I will be resealing rack as right oval boot filled with fluid and right inner tie rod end has major play in socket. Lucky me I have new seal kit and new correct R/H inner TRE for rack with damper in my parts stash.

Alfisto Steve · #33 (**permalink**) 10-11-2007, 07:38 PM

Lucky me with subframe and engine lowered rack went back in pretty easy. See how much room I had to work with. as you can see my son's Maser on other side of 164 looking through where rack goes.

john.harrill · #34 (**permalink**) 10-12-2007, 05:27 AM

I can't believe how much more room there is with the subframe dropped. With it in place there is so little room. I bought 3"-long open-end wrenches from Sears so I could turn the mounting fasteners more than a couple of degrees at a time.

DPDISXR4Ti · #35 (**permalink**) 10-12-2007, 06:13 AM

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I can't believe how much more room there is with the subframe dropped.

Alfisto Steve · #36 (**permalink**) 10-12-2007, 06:22 AM

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Yea, no kidding. I mean, look, you can fit a Maser wheel in there now!

DPDISXR4Ti · #37 (**permalink**) 10-12-2007, 06:28 AM

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Did I ever tell you how much I dislike what their engineers dreamed up by using a compressible gasket in the valve clearance equation?

AlexGS · #38 (**permalink**) 10-13-2007, 02:53 AM

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Only wish we didn't have to go back into that Maser's cam boxes to try again to set valves. Did I ever tell you how much I dislike what their engineers dreamed up by using a compressible gasket in the valve clearance equation?

Alfisto Steve · #39 (**permalink**) 10-13-2007, 03:18 AM

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See, your son should have stuck with the X1/9 so you could follow my photos on your other thread

Great info here with the rack fix. What had caused the large boot to fill with fluid - just extended operation?

Thanks,
-Alex

AlexGS · #40 (**permalink**) 10-13-2007, 04:40 AM

Thanks - these nuggets of info tend to save me a panic later, I find.

I recall I had one other car once that spilled fluid out of reservoir if the steering was turned with engine off. I think that was my Thema.

-Alex

Alfisto Steve · #41 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 05:57 PM

Still driving Rosso 5 months later and haven't had to add any fluid to reservoir so rack hasn't leaked yet - lucky me.