CMF_Yom
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Well at 157,000km she's a bit tired. Not suprised considering how I take corners.
Here's the list of what is shagged:
-Steering rack end seals (leaking)
-FLH Bearing
-FLH ball joint (just has slack, no torn rubber boot)
Not too bad, steering has probably been caused by someone using the wrong oil at some stage in the car's life - the reconditioners think its a bit odd for mine to be leaking at this stage in its life but anyway. Pump should be OK as any dextron grade oil will lubricate it sufficiently. And YES this means I will not be ditching the power steering anymore. There's a reason for this and I'm simply not willing to try it out only to find I can't do it and yes its airbag related.
Bearing and ball joint are just wear and tear items. I've now done 30,000km of **** roads, and the guy before me drove on equally crap roads. Plus I've overloaded the car before and set off on a 6000km journey over 2 weeks... That wouldn't have helped things.
So at the end of this week I'm putting it up on stands and pulling everything out. Will just get a local mechanic where I work to press the new stuff in place.
What I'm reconditioning:
-Steering rack ($280)
What I'm replacing:
-All Front suspension bushings (4) $??
-Both ball joints (2) $??
-Both front bearings $??
-Swaybar & bushings (whiteline) - $189
What I'll replace depending on condition:
-End steering rack knuckle joint things mainly depending on condition and cost. If these aren't stuffed yet I won't replace them as they're a piece of piss to replace if they do get flogged out.
I'll let you all know how much this ends up setting me back. Apart from pressing in the new parts and rebuilding the rack all labour will be completed by myself. Bloody pain in the bum as this will halt the progess of the "other" project I'm working on. But if you play hard, you pay hard hehe.
Cheers
Here's the list of what is shagged:
-Steering rack end seals (leaking)
-FLH Bearing
-FLH ball joint (just has slack, no torn rubber boot)
Not too bad, steering has probably been caused by someone using the wrong oil at some stage in the car's life - the reconditioners think its a bit odd for mine to be leaking at this stage in its life but anyway. Pump should be OK as any dextron grade oil will lubricate it sufficiently. And YES this means I will not be ditching the power steering anymore. There's a reason for this and I'm simply not willing to try it out only to find I can't do it and yes its airbag related.
Bearing and ball joint are just wear and tear items. I've now done 30,000km of **** roads, and the guy before me drove on equally crap roads. Plus I've overloaded the car before and set off on a 6000km journey over 2 weeks... That wouldn't have helped things.
So at the end of this week I'm putting it up on stands and pulling everything out. Will just get a local mechanic where I work to press the new stuff in place.
What I'm reconditioning:
-Steering rack ($280)
What I'm replacing:
-All Front suspension bushings (4) $??
-Both ball joints (2) $??
-Both front bearings $??
-Swaybar & bushings (whiteline) - $189
What I'll replace depending on condition:
-End steering rack knuckle joint things mainly depending on condition and cost. If these aren't stuffed yet I won't replace them as they're a piece of piss to replace if they do get flogged out.
I'll let you all know how much this ends up setting me back. Apart from pressing in the new parts and rebuilding the rack all labour will be completed by myself. Bloody pain in the bum as this will halt the progess of the "other" project I'm working on. But if you play hard, you pay hard hehe.
Cheers
