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Re: ZF or not a ZF, that is the question. 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be Les Lyne on  Sat Aug 11 17:17 CST 2001 [RELATED]

"Does anyone know any other ways of telling if I have a ZF or not??"

The Cam rack will have a dust boot that fits tightly over the steering ("inner tie") rod. The dust boot for the ZF rack fits on a disk, about 1 1/4" diameter... the disk fits on the steering rod.

You can see a picture that shows the differences on the RPR web site:

www.rprusa.com

Click on the RPRSTORE button

From the menu on the LH side on the screen, select "Steering & Suspension"

Under the "Steering & Suspension" drop-down menu, select "240, 260"

Then scroll down until you see the exploded-view drawing of the steering rods, dust boots, tie rod ends, etc.

You should be able to see the difference.

"I'm so confused."

Now comes the "gotcha"... I replaced my steering rods and outer tie rod ends, along with the ball joints and all bushings, just this past April. My car had dust boots which fit snuggly on the steering rods... so I naturally concluded that I had a Cam steering rack, and I ordered steering rods and dust boots accordingly. However, when I got the dust boots off, the steering rods would not fit the rack... because I have a ZF rack! So some goof-ball had put Cam-type dust boots on my ZF rack/steering rods. Just an FYI, something for which to be aware.





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