Yeah, that's the only reason I'm here. I don't even know what the hell a steering wheel rack or pangyun is. I have no idea what all the hammer smashing on metal is all about.
Thanks for the reply on the steering rack replacement. I feel I can do this job on my 02 Dakota with out too much headache. One local shop wanted over $600.00 to do what you just did including an alignment.
Wow that seems like a lot of money to charge somebody. A shop with a lift and air tools, should be able to do this job in less than two hours (for sure and that is with time to spare) Lets say 2 hours labor rate at 50 per hour. Shouldn't be more than $100 in labor. Well if they are charging for a brand new power steering rack vs a remanufactured one like I used might be why it is so high. I remember seeing a brand new one cost 250-300. Also I think I paid 100.00 for a 3 year unlimited alignment. I would like to see the break down on how they came up with 600.00. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day good luck.
Your dodge dakota videos have literally saved my a$$. You brother are a saint! It seems like every thing on my 93 dakota that has failed you have a video on how to repair or replace it. You took the troubleshooting out of the equation for me. Still have that old dodge? If we ever cross paths I'll buy the beers! Or sodas whatever your drink is.
jayce odell Hey I am glad I could help you out. Yeah I still have the old truck in fact I gotta go today to get it inspected and renew my registration on it. Yeah it seems I am always fixing something on the old truck it has been pretty good to me for the most part, but its just old and requires more maintenance than my other vehicle. It still starts up strong though. As far as the beers and soda go I like them both so If you are ever in Independence Missouri I will take you up on that offer. Hey thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I came here to see how he removed the pin out but i see that he got it out without doing that. He does get it out on part 2 though to swap it out. I was scratching my head because i am used to seeing a bolt, not a pin. I heard that a 1/4 socket works pretty good to drive the pin out.
I got everything from oreilly auto parts. It was about the same price at autozone. I got a remanufactured power steering rack for $129.00 I had to pay a core deposit of $65.00 which I got back when I gave them my old rack. I think I paid about $40.00 for both hoses with built in fittings. (it might be cheaper to buy hose and fittings separate). You can check prices for parts at autozone and oreillys website. Tierods were less than 40.00 for both. Around 200 for everything. Thanks for the comment
AJ Pierce I have a 1991 dodge Dakota and this video is great but I can’t get the pinion off of it. In the video when you get the pin out I cant get the pinion off to get to the pin.
Great video! I'm trying to replace mine for the first time. This has helped give me a good reference for my 89 Dodge Dakota. You're a little hard to hear on the audio sometimes.
Mark Harmony Yeah I am a bit of a mumbler and the camera I use isnt the best. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day, and good luck with your 89 Dakota.
I have a 4 cylinder manual steering 89 Dakota and a 6 cylinder power steering parts truck of the same year. Do you know if the power steering system will bolt up to the 4 cylinder?
at 1:46 if you thread the nut back on upside down untill flush , you wont have to worrie about messing up the threads as badly to use a larger hammer and MAKE the tie rod come out
How long can I ride on a bad rack and pinion? Been doing it for 5 years 100k plus lol I mean I'm not loosing power steering fluid. It drives and steers fine even alignment on point. I do hear minor noise when parking etc which got little worse over years but unless you really know and listen to the car you wont notice it . II got about 250k on my 2006 Camry don't want to put money into it besides that car good mechanical condition drives smooth any advice? I wanna make this car last without doing unnecessary work $$ save money fyi my mechanic said i got at least 20 more k on it minimum but who really knows
Hi Aj nice videos help me out so far but I'm stuck not sure if I'm missing something the part of the u joint that connects to the steering wheel shaft is stuck that seems to be the only thing holding me I thought it was the pin but you took it out after it was out of the truck any advice I appreciate
Well I though mine was a little odd because after I removed the mounting bolts a just gave it a little tug. I did not see any bolts or pins holding the u joint on the steering shaft side of the joint. It seemed like it was just a slip fit, which seemed really odd to me. I got mine off by a little pull, and when I put it on I had to slip the u joint up into the shaft and then put the mounting bolts in and that seemed to hold every thing as far as I could tell. I knocked out the pin to remove the u joint from the old rack to put it on the new rack. The u joint on the rack side had a pin holding and the other side was just a slip fit. Now I have done a few racks in my time and every other one I have done always had a pin or bolt holding everything together on both sides. I dont know why this old truck was this way, but it was. Here is a link to a picture I found online of what I am used to seeing ramchargercentral.com/vehicle-help/no-weld-steering-shaft/ My advice is to try and take a good look at your vehicle and see how it goes together, or maybe look online for diagrams or the part itself. Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Is there a pin or a bolt that needs to be removed from the steering shaft before the rack will drop out? It looked like yours just slid out, but on my 1993 I can't get it to budge...not sure if it's just that rusted together or if I'm not seeing a pin/bolt holding it together underneath all off the rust and grime. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hey Robert on mine it just pulled right out after I removed the tie rods and the main 2 mounting bolts. However now that I think about I remember having to smack a pin out off the lower steering joint when I swapped parts out. However I did mine after it was already out and on the ground. I suppose if yours doesn't pull off easily I guess you could try to remove that pin do your swap then drive the pin back in. Watch my how to replace a power steering rack and pinion (part 2 swapping parts) to see the pin I am talking about. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day. Good luck on your truck.
You replaced the steering rack, tie rod ends, & hoses. How much did this cost you to do it yourself & where did you get the parts. Thanks for the great clips.
hey i really need opinions please. my mom and i just baught a $3000 2005 ford taurus 27 days ago. 2 days ago the power steering fluid was empty so i filled it up then when i got home and shut the car off i opened the hood to check the fluid and it was squirting out the top of the resevoir and hit the hot motor metal part to the fan and caught on fire. thank god i put it out with water. i was hoping it was just an o ring on a hose but then it started leaking from the bottom drivers side yesterday. so i took the driver wheel off last night and the boot was filled and the rubber black accordian boot was touching a metal part underneath and my sisters friend looked and said the bar inside the boot must be broken. we just baught the car 27 days ago and we asked the seller why the engine had all dirt on it and he admitted that they lived on a dirt road so im pretty sure they knew that part was broke and just wanted to sell it n not fix it. he even lied to my mom and said it drives perfect on the highway but since the day after we baught it when i drove 55 mph on the highway it vibrated and felt like the wheels were wobbling and my mom didnt believe me because she wont drive on highways and the guy said it drived perfect on the highway. i live in Massachusetts and they have the used car lemon law but it says you have to prove that they knew about the defect. i don't know how to prove they knew about it because anyone that has a broken piece on their car and it still drives for a while and doesnt leak yet can lie and say it's fine when they don't want to pay to get it fixed and just sell it and get the money. he had to have known it was broken because my sisters friend works on cars and he said you have to really drive messed up to break that part in the boot. and the seller must've broken it because he admitted they lived on a dirt road and i was thinking that to get mud and dirt caked on that engine they had to hit some pretty deep puddle to get the splash up as high as the engine. it's only been 27 days and i've been driving slow and careful because i didnt want this car to break on me because we have the worst luck with cars. we thought it would last because it had 71,000 miles on it. i really wanna try and get the money back from the seller or at least have him pay for the repair but my mom isn't like that she won't stick up for herself she just cowers down. we really don't have the money to get this fixed that's why we baught it, 71,000 miles and they tell you the car is perfect... you expect it to last. I'm sick of getting screwed like this. opinions on what to do please.
Well I dont know anything about lemon laws or how to go about proving anything so I cant help you to much on that end. Every vehicle I have ever bought used was an, as is where is kinda deal. I did not know used cars even had lemon laws, I thought that was only for new cars, but as said I know nothing about those types of laws. However, I know this type of situation happens all the time. Really the only advice I have for you is always get your vehicle inspected and checked out by a reputable mechanic before buying it. I know that even having that done is no guarantee that the vehicle you are buying is going to last, but at least if there is something obviously broken, or if there are dtc codes stored in the various modules they can at least let you know about some things that are wrong. Used car inspections really can be a dammed if ya do and dammed if ya dont situation. I am sorry to hear about your troubles on your vehicle that sucks, and I hope you can get everything situated with it. Here is a tip for you and it might be something that may or may not help you out. This is something I tell a lot of people to try and do, because it is usually an inexpensive way to get work done on your vehicle if it needs it. I suggest you look around the area that you live for a community college or tech college, that has an automotive technology program. Call them up and see if they do outside work. If they do they can usually fix your vehicle, a lot of times just for the cost of parts. They need to have work for there students to do, so it is a win win for everyone. The car owner gets cheap car work done and the students to get to fix things for experience. At least that was my experience when i got my automotive technology degree. That is how my college did it. Trust me on this, if you want to know everything wrong with your vehicle take it to an automotive tech program, and 10-20 or more mechanic students will tell you everything that is wrong with your car. Even things you dont want to know is wrong with your car. Another tip is call or check out your local library, and see if they have any automotive type software available. Many libraries have paid subscriptions to professional automotive software. (ex chilton pro, mitchell, all data, and others) If they do you can get the exact information on how to fix your vehicle, and it will be in step by step procedure. It is free with a library card. If they have those programs they are super handy to have. Really this boils down to what is exactly wrong with your car, and what does it cost to have fixed. At least then you know all the info and perhaps you can take that to the person you bought the vehicle from and show them exactly what the deal is. If the vehicle runs good, and there is not other things wrong with it, then try to get it fixed, but if it has a bunch of other problems on it might not be worth it. Check out what the vehicle is worth online at kelly blue book to get an idea of what the private party value of the vehicle is. (depending on condition obviously) Well I hope this info helps you out. Once again sorry about your car, that sucks. You can try this website for repair estimates. www.repairpal.com You can type in your car info and zipcode to get a repair estimate for a steering rack or power steering pump or other things. Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
I have a 92 dakota and when I turn my steering wheel back and forth you can see the whole rack move side to side.. I went to tighten mine but mine looks like it has a nut in the cross member that holds the rack to it. I'm confused on how to keep that nut tight while I tighten the bolt... you just tightened the bolts... mine spins the nut inside...
+michael hakes Wow yours sounds pretty messed up. If the whole rack moves the threaded nuts welds must be broken, and it sounds like they broke on the inside of the cross member. The nuts on the inside of mine were stationary from what I remember. I did not have to do anything to them. it sounds like you might have to try getting a wrench, pry bar, screw driver, or something up through the big hole on the bottom of the cross member to hold the internal nut and keep it from moving. Or maybe even try using a stick welder and slip the welding rod up through the big holes on the cross member to tack weld the internal nut to keep it from spinning. Sounds like a pain in the butt. Hopefully you can fit something up in the little hole and hold it while you take the bolt out. Well I hope this info helps you out, and good luck on getting it out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Not sure if it will or not. However they do have parts interchange databases at most pickapart/junkyards that can give you an interchange parts list of what should fit what you are looking for. I usually just call up my local junkyard and ask. Sometimes you can find interchangeable car parts list online Here is a link for one example www.pullapart.com/inventory/interchangeable-parts/ Or just go to an autoparts store online and type in both vehicle specific info and see what part numbers pop up for each year. Well I hope this info helps you out. Have a good day.
+Joshua Linke The inside of mine were stationary from what I remember. I did not have to do anything to them. It sounds like you might have to try getting a wrench, pry bar, screw driver, or something up through the big hole on the bottom of the cross member to hold the internal nut and keep it from moving. Or maybe even try using a stick welder and slip the welding rod up through the big holes on the cross member to tack weld the internal nut to keep it from spinning. Sounds like a pain in the butt. I had somebody else ask me about that they had the same problem with there rack bolts spinning. I guess that is the reason for the large holes in the bottom of the cross member to fit a wrench in there if needed, but mine held and they did not spin, so the only advice I have is to try to hold it with something. Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Thank you for your reply I grew very aggravated 28th it today so I'm taking a break until tomorrow I'll give you a heads up and let you know how it goes
I believe they are just called hydraulic fluid lines. (the small ones going down to the rack itself) If your only problem with your power steering rack is a small pinhole leak, I would suggest you go visit a junkyard and get replacement lines, of course that is if the lines have removable fittings on each side. If they are removable take the tubes off the junk vehicle and put them on your vehicle. I think that would be your best bet for an inexpensive fix. Or possibly make your own tubing lines, depending on what types of fittings are used. (you may be able to make one, or maybe find an aftermarket replacement line) Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Good luck to you, and have a good day.
i believe you have made a mistake you are hitting metal to metal on the wrong spot you will damage your parts and in near future you will need to replace. i am a junior in high school.
I guess you could be right, definitely not the first time I have made a mistake. I am not sure which part you are referring to (smacking the tie rods or smacking the steering knuckle maybe I dont know) I made this video awhile back so not sure which part you mean, however feel free to let me know and explain how you think it should be done. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
actually hitting the tire rods with a hammer is correct if you don't have a puller. but be carefull not to hit the threaded bolt unless you're replace the tierod ends. in that case smack away! certified technician at a dealership :)
This is so helpful I’ve been looking everywhere for the size of socket I need thank you legend
i love the nice calm birds chirpin and sqwakin in the backround, peacefulness
Yeah that is a peaceful sound. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
AJ Pierce thanks, your video was very helpful to me, just did mine today, was an interesting job
Yeah, that's the only reason I'm here. I don't even know what the hell a steering wheel rack or pangyun is. I have no idea what all the hammer smashing on metal is all about.
Thanks for the reply on the steering rack replacement. I feel I can do this job on my 02 Dakota with out too much headache. One local shop wanted over $600.00 to do what you just did including an alignment.
Wow that seems like a lot of money to charge somebody. A shop with a lift and air tools, should be able to do this job in less than two hours (for sure and that is with time to spare) Lets say 2 hours labor rate at 50 per hour. Shouldn't be more than $100 in labor.
Well if they are charging for a brand new power steering rack vs a remanufactured one like I used might be why it is so high. I remember seeing a brand new one cost 250-300. Also I think I paid 100.00 for a 3 year unlimited alignment. I would like to see the break down on how they came up with 600.00. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day good luck.
Your dodge dakota videos have literally saved my a$$. You brother are a saint! It seems like every thing on my 93 dakota that has failed you have a video on how to repair or replace it.
You took the troubleshooting out of the equation for me.
Still have that old dodge?
If we ever cross paths I'll buy the beers! Or sodas whatever your drink is.
jayce odell Hey I am glad I could help you out. Yeah I still have the old truck in fact I gotta go today to get it inspected and renew my registration on it. Yeah it seems I am always fixing something on the old truck it has been pretty good to me for the most part, but its just old and requires more maintenance than my other vehicle. It still starts up strong though. As far as the beers and soda go I like them both so If you are ever in Independence Missouri I will take you up on that offer. Hey thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Really good video ...I have a 1995 Chrysler Sebring that must have the steering rack and pinion replaced...take care
I came here to see how he removed the pin out but i see that he got it out without doing that. He does get it out on part 2 though to swap it out. I was scratching my head because i am used to seeing a bolt, not a pin. I heard that a 1/4 socket works pretty good to drive the pin out.
Thank you for showing me bro... 👍2017... Yeah..✌
Thanks for the vid man!
I got everything from oreilly auto parts. It was about the same price at autozone. I got a remanufactured power steering rack for $129.00 I had to pay a core deposit of $65.00 which I got back when I gave them my old rack. I think I paid about $40.00 for both hoses with built in fittings. (it might be cheaper to buy hose and fittings separate). You can check prices for parts at autozone and oreillys website. Tierods were less than 40.00 for both. Around 200 for everything. Thanks for the comment
AJ Pierce I have a 1991 dodge Dakota and this video is great but I can’t get the pinion off of it. In the video when you get the pin out I cant get the pinion off to get to the pin.
Great video! I'm trying to replace mine for the first time. This has helped give me a good reference for my 89 Dodge Dakota.
You're a little hard to hear on the audio sometimes.
Mark Harmony Yeah I am a bit of a mumbler and the camera I use isnt the best. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day, and good luck with your 89 Dakota.
I have a 4 cylinder manual steering 89 Dakota and a 6 cylinder power steering parts truck of the same year. Do you know if the power steering system will bolt up to the 4 cylinder?
at 1:46 if you thread the nut back on upside down untill flush , you wont have to worrie about messing up the threads as badly to use a larger hammer and MAKE the tie rod come out
How long can I ride on a bad rack and pinion? Been doing it for 5 years 100k plus lol I mean I'm not loosing power steering fluid. It drives and steers fine even alignment on point. I do hear minor noise when parking etc which got little worse over years but unless you really know and listen to the car you wont notice it . II got about 250k on my 2006 Camry don't want to put money into it besides that car good mechanical condition drives smooth any advice? I wanna make this car last without doing unnecessary work $$ save money fyi my mechanic said i got at least 20 more k on it minimum but who really knows
Do u have to jack the truck up to remove and replace rack and pinion?
well how else you going to get the tires off? what a stupid ass question
Hi Aj nice videos help me out so far but I'm stuck not sure if I'm missing something the part of the u joint that connects to the steering wheel shaft is stuck that seems to be the only thing holding me I thought it was the pin but you took it out after it was out of the truck any advice I appreciate
Well I though mine was a little odd because after I removed the mounting bolts a just gave it a little tug. I did not see any bolts or pins holding the u joint on the steering shaft side of the joint. It seemed like it was just a slip fit, which seemed really odd to me. I got mine off by a little pull, and when I put it on I had to slip the u joint up into the shaft and then put the mounting bolts in and that seemed to hold every thing as far as I could tell. I knocked out the pin to remove the u joint from the old rack to put it on the new rack. The u joint on the rack side had a pin holding and the other side was just a slip fit. Now I have done a few racks in my time and every other one I have done always had a pin or bolt holding everything together on both sides. I dont know why this old truck was this way, but it was. Here is a link to a picture I found online of what I am used to seeing ramchargercentral.com/vehicle-help/no-weld-steering-shaft/ My advice is to try and take a good look at your vehicle and see how it goes together, or maybe look online for diagrams or the part itself. Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
"HAND tools, definately old school"................Nuff said.
Is there a pin or a bolt that needs to be removed from the steering shaft before the rack will drop out? It looked like yours just slid out, but on my 1993 I can't get it to budge...not sure if it's just that rusted together or if I'm not seeing a pin/bolt holding it together underneath all off the rust and grime. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hey Robert on mine it just pulled right out after I removed the tie rods and the main 2 mounting bolts. However now that I think about I remember having to smack a pin out off the lower steering joint when I swapped parts out. However I did mine after it was already out and on the ground. I suppose if yours doesn't pull off easily I guess you could try to remove that pin do your swap then drive the pin back in. Watch my how to replace a power steering rack and pinion (part 2 swapping parts) to see the pin I am talking about. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day. Good luck on your truck.
Amanda Pierce It ended up just being really rusty. Gotta love old rusty trucks lol
Yeah old rusty trucks are fun lol. Well glad you got it out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
good job
Thanks I appreciate it. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
You replaced the steering rack, tie rod ends, & hoses. How much did this cost you to do it yourself & where did you get the parts. Thanks for the great clips.
Is this the same as a Pt Cruiser???
hey i really need opinions please. my mom and i just baught a $3000 2005 ford taurus 27 days ago. 2 days ago the power steering fluid was empty so i filled it up then when i got home and shut the car off i opened the hood to check the fluid and it was squirting out the top of the resevoir and hit the hot motor metal part to the fan and caught on fire. thank god i put it out with water. i was hoping it was just an o ring on a hose but then it started leaking from the bottom drivers side yesterday. so i took the driver wheel off last night and the boot was filled and the rubber black accordian boot was touching a metal part underneath and my sisters friend looked and said the bar inside the boot must be broken. we just baught the car 27 days ago and we asked the seller why the engine had all dirt on it and he admitted that they lived on a dirt road so im pretty sure they knew that part was broke and just wanted to sell it n not fix it. he even lied to my mom and said it drives perfect on the highway but since the day after we baught it when i drove 55 mph on the highway it vibrated and felt like the wheels were wobbling and my mom didnt believe me because she wont drive on highways and the guy said it drived perfect on the highway. i live in Massachusetts and they have the used car lemon law but it says you have to prove that they knew about the defect. i don't know how to prove they knew about it because anyone that has a broken piece on their car and it still drives for a while and doesnt leak yet can lie and say it's fine when they don't want to pay to get it fixed and just sell it and get the money. he had to have known it was broken because my sisters friend works on cars and he said you have to really drive messed up to break that part in the boot. and the seller must've broken it because he admitted they lived on a dirt road and i was thinking that to get mud and dirt caked on that engine they had to hit some pretty deep puddle to get the splash up as high as the engine. it's only been 27 days and i've been driving slow and careful because i didnt want this car to break on me because we have the worst luck with cars. we thought it would last because it had 71,000 miles on it. i really wanna try and get the money back from the seller or at least have him pay for the repair but my mom isn't like that she won't stick up for herself she just cowers down. we really don't have the money to get this fixed that's why we baught it, 71,000 miles and they tell you the car is perfect... you expect it to last. I'm sick of getting screwed like this. opinions on what to do please.
Well I dont know anything about lemon laws or how to go about proving anything so I cant help you to much on that end. Every vehicle I have ever bought used was an, as is where is kinda deal. I did not know used cars even had lemon laws, I thought that was only for new cars, but as said I know nothing about those types of laws. However, I know this type of situation happens all the time. Really the only advice I have for you is always get your vehicle inspected and checked out by a reputable mechanic before buying it. I know that even having that done is no guarantee that the vehicle you are buying is going to last, but at least if there is something obviously broken, or if there are dtc codes stored in the various modules they can at least let you know about some things that are wrong. Used car inspections really can be a dammed if ya do and dammed if ya dont situation. I am sorry to hear about your troubles on your vehicle that sucks, and I hope you can get everything situated with it.
Here is a tip for you and it might be something that may or may not help you out. This is something I tell a lot of people to try and do, because it is usually an inexpensive way to get work done on your vehicle if it needs it. I suggest you look around the area that you live for a community college or tech college, that has an automotive technology program. Call them up and see if they do outside work. If they do they can usually fix your vehicle, a lot of times just for the cost of parts. They need to have work for there students to do, so it is a win win for everyone. The car owner gets cheap car work done and the students to get to fix things for experience. At least that was my experience when i got my automotive technology degree. That is how my college did it.
Trust me on this, if you want to know everything wrong with your vehicle take it to an automotive tech program, and 10-20 or more mechanic students will tell you everything that is wrong with your car. Even things you dont want to know is wrong with your car.
Another tip is call or check out your local library, and see if they have any automotive type software available. Many libraries have paid subscriptions to professional automotive software. (ex chilton pro, mitchell, all data, and others) If they do you can get the exact information on how to fix your vehicle, and it will be in step by step procedure. It is free with a library card. If they have those programs they are super handy to have.
Really this boils down to what is exactly wrong with your car, and what does it cost to have fixed. At least then you know all the info and perhaps you can take that to the person you bought the vehicle from and show them exactly what the deal is. If the vehicle runs good, and there is not other things wrong with it, then try to get it fixed, but if it has a bunch of other problems on it might not be worth it. Check out what the vehicle is worth online at kelly blue book to get an idea of what the private party value of the vehicle is. (depending on condition obviously) Well I hope this info helps you out. Once again sorry about your car, that sucks. You can try this website for repair estimates. www.repairpal.com You can type in your car info and zipcode to get a repair estimate for a steering rack or power steering pump or other things. Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Do you own a Rachet set
I have a 92 dakota and when I turn my steering wheel back and forth you can see the whole rack move side to side.. I went to tighten mine but mine looks like it has a nut in the cross member that holds the rack to it. I'm confused on how to keep that nut tight while I tighten the bolt... you just tightened the bolts... mine spins the nut inside...
+michael hakes
Wow yours sounds pretty messed up. If the whole rack moves the threaded nuts welds must be broken, and it sounds like they broke on the inside of the cross member. The nuts on the inside of mine were stationary from what I remember. I did not have to do anything to them. it sounds like you might have to try getting a wrench, pry bar, screw driver, or something up through the big hole on the bottom of the cross member to hold the internal nut and keep it from moving. Or maybe even try using a stick welder and slip the welding rod up through the big holes on the cross member to tack weld the internal nut to keep it from spinning. Sounds like a pain in the butt. Hopefully you can fit something up in the little hole and hold it while you take the bolt out. Well I hope this info helps you out, and good luck on getting it out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
I had the small problem. I just put a new nut on and use a small crescent wrench in to the hole to hold the nut.
will an 02 dodge grand caravan rack and pinion fit on an 03 dodge caravan both 3.3 litre v6 ?
Not sure if it will or not. However they do have parts interchange databases at most pickapart/junkyards that can give you an interchange parts list of what should fit what you are looking for. I usually just call up my local junkyard and ask. Sometimes you can find interchangeable car parts list online Here is a link for one example www.pullapart.com/inventory/interchangeable-parts/ Or just go to an autoparts store online and type in both vehicle specific info and see what part numbers pop up for each year. Well I hope this info helps you out. Have a good day.
Google the part numbers will really help as well
so what if your bolts for the rack spin with the nut inside the subframe or whatever it is ?????
+Joshua Linke
The inside of mine were stationary from what I remember. I did not have to do anything to them. It sounds like you might have to try getting a wrench, pry bar, screw driver, or something up through the big hole on the bottom of the cross member to hold the internal nut and keep it from moving. Or maybe even try using a stick welder and slip the welding rod up through the big holes on the cross member to tack weld the internal nut to keep it from spinning. Sounds like a pain in the butt. I had somebody else ask me about that they had the same problem with there rack bolts spinning. I guess that is the reason for the large holes in the bottom of the cross member to fit a wrench in there if needed, but mine held and they did not spin, so the only advice I have is to try to hold it with something. Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for the comment and have a good day.
Thank you for your reply I grew very aggravated 28th it today so I'm taking a break until tomorrow I'll give you a heads up and let you know how it goes
I felt like I was going to get hit in the face with a hammer..
what are those metal/aluminum hoses that stretch across called?
the entire power steering is working ok except one of the metal hoses has a pinhole and it doesn't take long to empty the lines
I believe they are just called hydraulic fluid lines. (the small ones going down to the rack itself) If your only problem with your power steering rack is a small pinhole leak, I would suggest you go visit a junkyard and get replacement lines, of course that is if the lines have removable fittings on each side. If they are removable take the tubes off the junk vehicle and put them on your vehicle. I think that would be your best bet for an inexpensive fix. Or possibly make your own tubing lines, depending on what types of fittings are used. (you may be able to make one, or maybe find an aftermarket replacement line) Well I hope this info helps you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Good luck to you, and have a good day.
thanks for the advice!
is that a 92 or 93 Dakota ?
+Bruiser Dave
92 Dakota
AJ Pierce 4 cylinder, V6 or V8?
V6
what car is that?
92 dodge dakota
Power tools.
why not use a club.
Kevin Smith Why not use a club? Not sure what you are talking about, but thanks for the comment and have a good day.
i believe you have made a mistake you are hitting metal to metal on the wrong spot you will damage your parts and in near future you will need to replace. i am a junior in high school.
I guess you could be right, definitely not the first time I have made a mistake. I am not sure which part you are referring to (smacking the tie rods or smacking the steering knuckle maybe I dont know) I made this video awhile back so not sure which part you mean, however feel free to let me know and explain how you think it should be done. Well thanks for the comment and have a good day.
actually hitting the tire rods with a hammer is correct if you don't have a puller. but be carefull not to hit the threaded bolt unless you're replace the tierod ends. in that case smack away! certified technician at a dealership :)
You guna have to get a bigger beater than that little ball peen to mess them knuckles up. Certified welder/iron worker/Millwright/home mechanic.🔨
Bad camera one