steering rack arms

[Alex J]

as above, these are for my combo van, are they easy to replace, or is it easier to replace the whole rack, anyone had to do this before??

[Andy]

Easy,just awkward to get at.Then obv needs re tracking after.
Does it clunk sometimes?

[matthew ritchie]

thats me joint bud

[Andy]

thats me joint bud
Im guessing your the new owner of Alex's car and not someone attempting to post pics of cannabis? lol
Welcome to the club!

[Alex J]

i think that be him andy! can i change these arms on the van??

[Andy]

I did on my escort van,i know theyre not the same but the principle is.Did it on the floor on my drive.

[Alex J]

I did on my escort van,i know theyre not the same but the principle is.Did it on the floor on my drive.ill grab the HAMMER!!

[Andy]

hahaha
Im sick of mine already.£4grand i spent on mine and its going in on wednesday to get sorted.I love playing with scrap lol
Might just sell my business and my scrap and sit on dole smoking gear and eating burgers all day lol

[mowgli]

as above, these are for my combo van, are they easy to replace, or is it easier to replace the whole rack, anyone had to do this before??

having been playing with the ends on my new rack, and the massive spanner needed to get the inner ends off, there are 2 flats & i used a 600mm adjustable, i'd say its a rack out job

[Iain]

If it's the same as a Nova, definitely easier with the rack off. As Mowgli says it's a huge spanner and the edges are hammered over flats to stop it from undoing itself.

[staggy_gsi]

you can do them with the rack in, bit awkward but not too difficult. replaced loads of these, seems to be a rather common problem on the combo's. i usually use a big monkey wrench, seems to be the easiest thing to get in with...

[gaz w]

I changed the rack ends on my nova a couple of weeks back, the driver side was easy but the passenger side was a bit of a chew on

[Lewis.]

rack ends are a piece of p*ss, full lock so it's fully extended towards you, then either a bg paid ir mole grips locked on at an angle and a quick tug. they arenlt actually that tight.

these are great tools, and if you do a lot are well worth the money
http://www.hgvdirect.co.uk/catalog/steering-rack-knuckle-tool-p-501153.html

[Alex J]

hahaha
Im sick of mine already.£4grand i spent on mine and its going in on wednesday to get sorted.I love playing with scrap lol
Might just sell my business and my scrap and sit on dole, eating burgers all day loldo it! i have for a year lol