Thanks for making this video bud. My steering feels lose. I replaced the tie rods and came to find power steering fluid in the rubber boots . I’m going to have to replace the whole thing. The bushings are worn too.
@@GearHeadsGarageChannel ... my 97 Taco does not have real noticeable play or squeaking BUT there is a banging noise and vibe over ANY little pavement crack, the worse the crack the worse the bang... there is 282k on the rig and original steering rack stuffs... is it these old bushings causing this or perhaps something else is going bad, any hints you might have?
what did I miss? I only saw him drilling the rubber bushings, not metal fittings. But if you want to spend hours more to remove and reinstall the rack so you can fit it into a press then I guess that's up to you.
never use a drill bit to get bushings out! i saw so may shavings. remember this is aluminum housing. use a C CLAMP and cup, remove tie rods and remove rack completely. DONT BE LAZY! especially if you care about your classic. thanks, 3rd gen 4runner owner
I need to do this repair/ modification on my 04 Tacoma PreRunner 2wd. I have been looking for the correct bushings for this job but most of the kits I found seem to only be for first gen 4wd models. Does anyone know if there is any difference between the 2wd and 4wd rack and pinion bushings? Specifically I have been looking at buying the Energy Suspension 8.10103R 4WD RACK & PINION BUSHING SET which appears to also work on 2wd PreRunner models. If anyone can confirm this that would be great.
OMG that sucked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Would have given my left nut for a lift! I did find that pushing or pulling the wheels makes it much easier to get everything lined back up. And when reassembling, starting with the center vertical bolt worked best for me.
I can tell this is a 2wd truck because that bottom long bolt is too long and hits the front diff when trying to remove it on a 4wd (EDIT: the video is correct , i was wrong. Typically this long bolt is bent because of offroading and is typically needed to be cut off / replaced with a grade 8 bolt. )
@@GearHeadsGarageChannel Hey youre right , i was smoking that good good. But seriously - it turns out that the oem bolt is regularly bent thus doesn't come out - and the last guy put it in backwards before installing the diff so it didnt have enough room to come out. Only solution was to cut off the bolt head and replace with a grade 8. I digress , the video is correct!
The drilling was unnecessary. All you had to do was cut the rubber flange off what a razer blade all the way around and pull it off. Then that exposes the metal sleeve to all you to pull it out, then you pop out the rubber bushings. What I don't understand is, if the steering rack is meant to be immovable, then why use rubber bushings with a metal sleeve at all? Just make your mount points for the steering rack the same diameter as the metal bolt sleeve. Done. Immovable.
