ScubaSteve
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Steering Rack replacement
Ford TIS and Haynes etc tell you you need to drop the subframe to replace the rack, whilst it would make it a lot easier, its not necessary and you wont have to worry about aligning your subframe.
What you need:
Sockets 10-17mm
Spanners 10-18mm
Allen keys/allen key bits
Trolley Jack
Stands
PAS Fluid for when you replace
First up remove the knuckle joint, 10mm bolt remove here
Followed by this 13mm
Withdraw
Next up jack the car up and place on stands, remove both front wheels
Remove the track rod end nut, both sides and tap out the hub knuckle, you may find it just spins the ball joint in that case you need to use an allen key in the center of the thread
Next is the tricky bit, you need to place a 15mm spanner along the inside of the steering rack and slot it over the nut that holds the rack on, when that is in place then get under the car and undo the 13mm nut on the other side, you may find it helpful to get someone to hold the spanner
Then onto the gearbox side, same principle but when the nut is off thanks to ford they make the bolt not possible to slide out by like 5mm
so to over come this just jack the box up on a bit of wood with the jack, you should then be able to get the bolt out with a bit of wiggling
Next drain the contents of the PAS resevoir, i found it easiest to do this
Remove the white plastic housing where the rack joins the column, 2 philips screws here
pull it off
Next up undo the two lines going into the rack using an 18mm spanner, better put cloths down as it will drain some fluid
When those are off you can almost remove it, but typical again it just catches on the ARB and you cant quite wiggle it out
easiest thing is to free the ARB, undo the 10mm front bolt holding the bracket for the bush, then bend up the metal bracket using a large screwdriver and pull the ARB free, do this both sides
Now you can wiggle the rack out, has to come out the passengar side
Replacement is reverse of removal, when you refill the PAS fluid tank, you can bleed the system by turning the steering lock to lock a few times, make sure car is running.
Ford TIS and Haynes etc tell you you need to drop the subframe to replace the rack, whilst it would make it a lot easier, its not necessary and you wont have to worry about aligning your subframe.
What you need:
Sockets 10-17mm
Spanners 10-18mm
Allen keys/allen key bits
Trolley Jack
Stands
PAS Fluid for when you replace
First up remove the knuckle joint, 10mm bolt remove here
Followed by this 13mm
Withdraw
Next up jack the car up and place on stands, remove both front wheels
Remove the track rod end nut, both sides and tap out the hub knuckle, you may find it just spins the ball joint in that case you need to use an allen key in the center of the thread
Next is the tricky bit, you need to place a 15mm spanner along the inside of the steering rack and slot it over the nut that holds the rack on, when that is in place then get under the car and undo the 13mm nut on the other side, you may find it helpful to get someone to hold the spanner
Then onto the gearbox side, same principle but when the nut is off thanks to ford they make the bolt not possible to slide out by like 5mm
so to over come this just jack the box up on a bit of wood with the jack, you should then be able to get the bolt out with a bit of wiggling
Next drain the contents of the PAS resevoir, i found it easiest to do this
Remove the white plastic housing where the rack joins the column, 2 philips screws here
pull it off
Next up undo the two lines going into the rack using an 18mm spanner, better put cloths down as it will drain some fluid
When those are off you can almost remove it, but typical again it just catches on the ARB and you cant quite wiggle it out
easiest thing is to free the ARB, undo the 10mm front bolt holding the bracket for the bush, then bend up the metal bracket using a large screwdriver and pull the ARB free, do this both sides
Now you can wiggle the rack out, has to come out the passengar side
Replacement is reverse of removal, when you refill the PAS fluid tank, you can bleed the system by turning the steering lock to lock a few times, make sure car is running.