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Steering rack

rmccallrmccallMember
My rack bushing feels fine (no play up and down)but the steering doesn't feel smooth.If you jack the car up and turn the wheels you can feel it seems to get tight in certain spots.It is nothing drastic but it is there.Earlier this summer I test drove a "for sale" Pantera.The owner told me he had taken the car to the local Mr Tire and they had rebuilt the steering rack.This was BY FAR the best working and smoothest rack of any Pantera I've ever driven!My question is ,What could they have done to his rack to make it feel so smooth?After all,it is a manual rack and there really isn't that much to it .
Thanks,
Ron
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bosswrenchbosswrenchMember
Do you know for sure that your rack has 90-wt gear oil in it? Lots of Pantera racks have leaky OEM boots that allow the lube to drain out. Inside the rack is a bronze bushing at the passenger side, and a spring-loaded v-grooved steel 'shoe' runs against the backside of the steel rack gear on the drivers side. I've seen some racks run dry for a while that were worn triangular, conforming to the shape of the steel shoe. Another rack problem is a bad pinion bearing that will give a 'gritty' feel to the steering. Anyway, it seems you should pull the rack again & check inside.
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