Steering Rack Bearing

[novamadman]

Fitting a quaife quick rack. On the smaller of the two shafts there is a small bearing. Studying the quaife shaft which doesnt have the bearing on it thats why im taking it off the other one, there is a indentation just beside where the bearing sits around it, and on the standard shaft there seems to be a sleeve pushed up behind the bearing and tightened down into that indentation, i may be wrong thatts what it looks like. I know theres a few people that have had the rack open, and fitted quick racks so what was does that bearing come off!! and whats the story when fitting it again

cheers
shane

[craig green]

Isnt one of them a damper to slow the rack movements?

[novamadman]

Isnt one of them a damper to slow the rack movements?

one of what

[Stuart]

you pull the bearing off the existing pinon and hammer it into place on the new one.. simple relaly

[novamadman]

you pull the bearing off the existing pinon and hammer it into place on the new one.. simple relaly

hammer it which way though, i was thinking a bit of gentle persuasion but didnt want to wreck the bearing,

what holds it there?

shane

[novamadman]

btw stuart - it was in reverse lmao :roll:

[Stuart]

muppet lol.

erm the bearing comes off the shaft up the long part.... iirc (cant remember fully. get a pic up)

[garyc]

Got to a bearing shop, show them the old bearing and get a new one. I cant remember why I put a new one on perhaps it had gone notchy when I tried to remove it!

[novamadman]

muppet lol.

erm the bearing comes off the shaft up the long part.... iirc (cant remember fully. get a pic up)

i know what you mean, but behind the bearing theres like a sleeve pressed in to stop it moving back that way, so i imagine by the time you beat the bearing to get the sleeve moved the bearing willbe shagged

shane