Steering Rack Arms

[Tobed0g]

Hey guys, quick question about the steering racks, is the arm from the rack removable? I have a bent steering arm and a spare parts Magna and would like to just replace the arm and not the whole rack. Is this doable?

[Magna diver]

I managed to remove both from a TW rack (not in vehicle) so I could send it parcel post. Basically I removed the rubber boots then, using two spanners, was able to unscrew the arms from the rack. The threaded sections were a fairly tight fit & needed spanners to unscrew it all the way. It took a bit of effort on a workbench so not sure how you'll go (space wise) doing it on the vehicle.

Cheers

[MadMax]

If the tie rod is bent from an accident, you may want to remove the steering rack off the car anyway, to inspect for damage to the rack.

[Tobed0g]

The car is drivable. It was a low speed hit in a carpark on a pole Lol. It just has a bit of toe out on one side.

I'll be under there anyway so I'll have a look. If it was so tight you needed a spanner all the way then something must have been wrong. I've played around with them before and they just wind on easy as pie?