Great job! You took the time to explain every step, and that makes this video really helpful. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. Good vibes to you...!
You gave me the courage to fix my 2001 Honda Accord LX 4cyl with the same problem. A million thank yous. God Bless you!! Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
If you have access to a torque wrench the tie rod bushing bolts get torqued to 22 ft/lbs. If not just imagine its like the oil drain plug it definitely doesn't need to be impacted down
My power steering line bolt was rounded off so I had to cut the line and get the other bolt from the top since my cross foot sockets wouldn't fit in the space between those bolts so if you got a rounded off bolt long story short save yourself some time cut it if you are ok with replacing the power steering line had to use a breaker bar to get the secound bolt loose from the top with my wrench
I am only changing the pressure feed hose. I removed it without terrible difficulty. However reinstallling the new oem hose is becoming impossible. Question: Do I need to drop the steering rack in order to install the new high pressure hose? The old one did come out easily enough without dropping the rack.
I've been studying many videos on this, and this is the video I will follow to do the work. I would add the following steps. Mark and take pictures of everything before removing them. Please note that the below are purely my opinions and I hold no responsibility of any sort. Make sure you work in a safe environment, properly jacking up the car, etc. 1) You might want to replace the power steering fluid pressure switch (OEM part number 56490-P0H-013 for 2001 Accord with 2.3L engine) as well, since it's pretty much right in the middle of the rack & pinion. It has a light green color plastic part. So, order one before you start this procedure. You should have already got 3-4 bottles of genuine Honda power steering fluid and new outer tire rods like in the video. 2) RIGHT after you have properly jacked up your car *AND chalk your rear wheels properly* , BEFORE removing the wheels, drain all your power steering fluid from the reservoir and the boot. RU-vid search for the proper way to get the fluid out of the rack & pinion itself as well. There is one procedure WITHOUT starting your car, basically turning the front wheels all the way to the passenger side then to the driver side, forcing the pinion to push out the fluid into the reservoir to collect. 3) Center your steering wheel and draw two vertical lines from the steering wheel to the steering wheel column with a temporary marker or with chalk, so that you would always know where the centering would be. Secure your steering wheel to prevent it being moved, as that can damage your airbag spring clock if the steering wheel gets moved. Then proceed to do the procedure as shown by the author of the video. I really hope I can wiggle out the old rack & pinion and wiggle in the new one WITHOUT loosen the exhaust connected to the catalytic converter as shown in the video. Those 14mm nuts to the exhaust pipe can be pretty hard to take out, and if not properly put back in, you WILL have exhaust leak causing the engine light on from the O2-fuel sensor!
Sir, thank you so much for this informative video. Well executed! You have provided a great service to the novice mechanics! You saved a few wallets haha
Great video. If you have a min. I need help. Everything is out. How to i put the new rack and pinion. Its proven to me that its a tight place. I need to place it passenger side first and wiggly the driver side in?
Very informative very good job excellent you actually answered two of my questions that I had watching this I really appreciate that thank you very much and you did a fantastic job and keep up the good work
Im having an issue getting the old rack out, I have everything disconnected but there is just not room to remove it. I tried doing what you said , pushing it to the passenger side of the vehicle and then out the bottom but it is getting hung up on the steering rack boot at the driver side. Thanks for this video, it helped me a lot to this point but now i'm stuck. My car is a manual but I wouldn't think that changes anything. Any ideas?
Sorry for the late reply! Yeah I've had that issue too especially on these Honda's but what you need to do is steer the rack all the way to the passenger side of the vehicle so that the tie rod is short on the driver's side and long on the passenger side. That should give you the room you need to remove it.
@@jackhfletcher yea i have a lift at my friends shop. Im just waiting to buy the rack. Already have the new tierods that came with my upper control arms. Cant put those in yet. Lol
I am learning a lot with these videos, I want to know more about cars and mechanics and that truck is good wide and that does not consume much fuel ,, something economical but that works well for texas ,, maybe you see a sling or toyota, that you recommend me.. Jack Fletcher
It’s been so long since I’ve done this… 😅 I remember it was a pain at first but eventually I was able to wiggle it in. I suggest walking away and taking a break and coming back to it fresh lol.
@jackhfletcher I appreciate u yeah I've been at this for 4 days straight going into day 5 got the old rack and pinion out now trying to get the new one in I think I'm going to do what you did with the old inner tie rod to my new one so I can slide it in easier because I wasn't nice to the old rack and pinion I straight pushed it in as far as it would go with the inner tie on and pushed down on it untill it came loose but I'm going go out and buy some more tools and we will see what happens great video by the way its people like you who make diy possible
Busy you are not showing the most important part of replacing the rack and pinion. I can figure out how to do what your video shows but putting the rack in is the most important part of the process. Thank you btw.
@@jackhfletcher I was just wondering because some people say it works for a while and then turns the seals to jelly and destroys the rack and pinion. I guess only time will tell since I already used a whole bottle! I'll be a guinea pig! Works for now at least.
Usually I just fill up the reservoir, start the car, and then turn the wheel all the way to the left or right, let it sit like that for a minute, and then turn the wheel all the way the other direction and let it sit for a minute. That should get all the air out.
Those 2 lines you have to remove with the crows foot tool, those are what's leaking on my accord. Can I replace those lines without dropping the entire rack?
That car is so frigin clean. My Canadian car will require torch, 2 lb hammer and some swearing. Oh ya, and outers, f that, they get tossed. My k frame is already half rotted. Should save removing some bolts. Oh, high pressure line? Ya saws all. I think I’ll pass, and let ATF finally under coat my car on the highway. In the north, We throw our cars out at 60,000 mi even.
