GrahamU 5 Posted July 1, 2014 I have the rack of the car at the moment and am re-painting it but I noticed when I removed the gaiters that one of the rod arms is bent. First thought was to bend it back but then thought I should do the job properly, so following the Bentley manual, I put the rack in a vice and tried to undo the rods but so far no luck. Is there a good way to get these undone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted July 2, 2014 am sure there is a flat section on the moving bit of steering rack, from memory i think i used a big adjustable spanner to hold the rack and then undid the rod bit with another spanner and a hammer, plusgas always helps, i also recall them being thread locked in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
p0l1wrath 10 Posted July 2, 2014 interested if you sus this out, need to change one soon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted July 2, 2014 am sure there is a flat section on the moving bit of steering rack, from memory i think i used a big adjustable spanner to hold the rack and then undid the rod bit with another spanner and a hammer, plusgas always helps, i also recall them being thread locked in. There is a flat where the teeth are on one end, but when I clamped on that, then tried to undo the rod, the toothed part looked to be twisting aswell. I think I may have to try heating it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted July 2, 2014 Thinking back I reckon it was once of them jobs I got my 22stone mate round to lean on it :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
