Been trying to identify the steering rack on my 1991 wagon. Crawled around under the car today and could only find some number. #34007139 Lh... any idea what I have, good place to get a rebuilt one. I "think" it may be the CAM model, as I think it looks different than my ZF on my 87. Thanks in advance

As has been said already, either one will fit.

What I found out is that, perhaps, it matters less from whom you buy it than how well they package it for shipment.

When I needed a rack, I noticed Rock Auto had a great deal on them. The first, a Cardone Cam Gear reman, was so poorly packaged it arrived with one of the external lines poking through the box and obviously chowdered. Rock Auto issued a call tag and sent off a replacement.

The replacement sent was a ZF and it TOO suffered similar damage. For that one, I submitted a claim to FedEx and called Rock Auto pissing and moaning the entire time. The Rock sent another replacement which was once again a Cam Gear rack and although the box was stuffed with craft paper and enrobed in the best packaging tape China had to offer, it TOO (number three!!!) arrived with a hammered external hydraulic line.

Starting to run out of patience, I hacked out a compromise with the Rock in which they waived the core charge and I kept the rack. I didn't like swapping the rusted hydraulic line from my old rack, but it was solid and I had to finish then job, sometime.

In talking to Jorgen Automotive Corp. about doing a rack for me, I mentioned the the Rock's feckless shipping. JAC told me they ship their racks in a cardboard "sled". Makes sense to me, so they will be my rack guys from now on.

Rich (near The Burgh)

Here's how they sent it, minus the stuffing. The box was perfectly usable to ship the core. Best part is this picture is 8 years old and that rack is in Mrs. B's daily driver.








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Art Benstein near Baltimore

Engineering says: "Project slightly behind original schedule due to unforeseen difficulties"
Engineers meant: We are working on something else.

One of the 3 or 4 I tried before I got one that would fit with my V8 motor mount arrangment also had this graphic in the box --- pics/hardware description of the 6 different versions that came in the cars over the decades.

Nice Post!! To the FAQ -- er, file. :)

Yup, Jorgens has a great reputation on the BB...:)

Go here for your rack:

http://www.jorgenauto.com/

I've purchased two from them and they've both been great. You won't go wrong with a rack from these guys.

Good luck.

Matt

It likely doesn't matter what rack is in it. The odds are good it's been replaced at least once -- and the remans (whether CAM, CAM/TRW or ZF) are all interchangeable. I went through 4 different racks with my local supplier before we got one shipped in from the wearhouse that would fit my car (5.0L Ford motor mount arrangement interfered with certain racks). I was unable to specify "I want a ZF type II rack from the remanufacturer". If you're planning on keeping the car - replace the pump and both hoses at the same time you replace the rack. The hoses deteriorate on the inside - and the same debris that often takes out one thing (rack or pump) usually does some damage to the other thing (rack or pump).