Steering Rack Bushing,

[Doehring]

Hi all,

I try to change my driver side steering rack bushing to an urethan one from G-Machine. I'm successless. Whatever I try, at the cut i have a gap of about 1,5 cm. Has the cut-side to be upside or downside? Thanks for your help

Rolf

[Ed]

The cut has to be up and to the back. Mine also has a gap of about 1cm. A little hard to see in this picture but you can make it out.

[Doehring]

Ed, thank you. I did it like you did and it looks the same.

Does anyone know whether this is correct? A mistake in the steering could end bad to us so please let us know. At the Codrivers side the bushing matched properly.

Rolf

[dogma420]

that's how it can be....wouldn't worry about it...something that helps when first putting it on is to dowse it with hairspray, makes it really slippery putting it in, and then when the hairspray dries it's like glue.....unless the item is oem, you will probably have a gap, no biggie, just make sure it's clamped down good!

[peterc]

If I remember correctly clamping it down will compress it so there's little or no gap.

Cheers, Peter

[sblake01]

I don't think the gap matters but I purchased my urethane rack bushings from MSA in 1997. I just checked them and there is no gap.

[Ed]

What do you guys think about putting the bushing in some hot water for a bit then massaging it until there is no gap then clamping it down? Would the hot water soften the bushing up enough?