Steering Rack Replacement...

[ajbremer]

Are there any good threads here which describe how to remove and replace the Festiva Steering rack?

[bhearts]

Are there any good threads here which describe how to remove and replace the Festiva Steering rack?

I could walk you through it if you want. I'm currently doing it. Are you replacing with a festiva rack? Or a Rio rack?

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[Fecomatter]

4 bolts, then pop off your tie rods out the knuckle. take it out.

[bhearts]

And the bolt on the u joint

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[sc72]

^^^^^^That's close but you will need to take it loose from the steering shaft and when you replace the steering rack re connecting to the steering shaft will be the most difficult or maybe I should say it will test your patients. Good luck. oh and make sure your steering wheel is in the proper position, ya mine was a quarter turn off, not really a big deal, take the steering wheel loose and re position it, just a little extra work.

[ajbremer]

I undid the 4 bolts holding the rack to the firewall, I removed the tie-rod ball joints, I cut a slit into the rubber boot to get at the steering nut, removed the nut. Then I lifted the whole thing, inner tie rods connected, up and out from between the motor and the firewall.

[WmWatt]

Wow, on my carburetted Festiva you'd have to remove dozens of hoses and things to lift the steering rig up and out between the motor and firewall. Did you drop one end and pull it up from the other?

[TominMO]

Wow, on my carburetted Festiva you'd have to remove dozens of hoses and things to lift the steering rig up and out between the motor and firewall. Did you drop one end and pull it up from the other?

You're going to have the wheels off anyway, just drop it down and pull it out one side or the other.

[sc72]

You had both cars for sale, which car are you working on or planning to keep.

[william]

Here's a little how to on my build thread page 7

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?53492-new-build!/page7

[ajbremer]

Thanks for your Steering rack (Steering Gear in Shop Manual) removal information through that link william. That's pretty much how I did it except I didn't get inside the car to remove the red bolt, I removed the bolt that was holding the steering rack spline within that rubber boot against the firewall.