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steering rack-not a how-to but need advice on repair time 200

posted by  someone claiming to be asummersby on  Thu Aug 22 05:33 CST 2002 [RELATED]

hi - i have benefitted from a lot of the technical advice on steering rack
replacement and other issues so thankyou - my problem is that with all the
time spent info gathering and part pricing i am still driving an 86 240 with a bad (major seal leak) power rack - i already unhooked the belt to save the pump.
By the time i get a part sent and put it in or pull from the junkyard it could be / will have been over a month since the fluid was drained - what are the immediate and eventual safety issues with a rack in this condition, loose steering-shaft u-joint, lots of play in steering wheel, probably bad tie-rods ends, torn boots, etc...?

i'm thinking of spending the $550 or more for a shop so it gets done in short order

anybody who doesn't have a back-up brick for parts runs, going to work
had these debates?

andrew
86 240 mpls
just turned 1/4-million this week...






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