steering rack assembly

[doi_doi]

good day Ford Festiva!

i am newbie here in your forum.im from the philippines..i just want to ask some questions..i have a KIA pride hatchback, i want to repair the steering rack (change rack end bushing and clean it)..my question is:is the steering rack of kia pride can be repair? i will just DIY it coz it's very expensive to go to a mechanic..i just want to know if there a thread all about repairing the steering rack?or some photos of on how to disassemble and reinstalling the part?manual or anything that can help..

looking forward for your response..

thank you very much..

[BrianFestiva]

Pulling it out is quite simple. You have 4 bolts that attach it to your firewall. there is a bolt under a rubber protector that attaches the uni joint for the steering, then you have you tierod ends to remove (you should undo the one bolt on the tie rod, don't take it off by undoing the ajustment fully). If its a power steering rack then I am pretty sure that you have 2-4 hydrollic lines to detach aswell. After that from memory yit should just pull out.

[Safety Guy]

Welcome doi doi!

There should be some online manuals posted somewhere on this site. Are you planning on taking off the whole rack, or just replacing the boots?

I had my engine out and replaced my inner tie rods, outer tie rod ends, and greased up my rack before putting new boots on. Here is a link to my thread where I replaced my inner tie rod ends, greased up the rack ends, and put on new boots. Look through it and you'll see three or four pictures of the rack before and after I freshened it up:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31934

Karl

[doi_doi]

good day sir!

thanks for the replies..

anyway,@brianfestiva:my steering rack is manual..i want to take it off the whole assembly..just want to know if it's in good condition or not..check the rack end bushing it's ok..just want to know what should i do when DIY it, the dos and dont's..

@Safety guy:i will look for that site sir..also check the thread you give..

thank you very much

[doi_doi]

my rack end in the left if you move it vertically,horizontally and circular movement it's very soft but the other side not to hard and not to soft..which of them is ok?thanks

[Safety Guy]

doi doi, if you're talking about the inner tie rods, they should stay where you put them. If they move down when you lift them and let go, you should replace them.

Karl

[doi_doi]

@safetyguy: thanks for that sir..it should be replaced..

[jtugfestiva]

Doi Doi its pretty simple to do but if the gears and the inner tie rod has to much play i would recommend just getting a new one or a good used one. There was a lot of Kia pride parts when i went to Manilla In january. Maybe when you go there drop by the Auto mart and find one. Just Tawad when you go there. LOL ingats!!!