We worked as hard and as fast as we could, but with just three of us there at any given time (Brad and Lucas swapped in and out throughout the day) and our relative level of inexperience with the front suspension meant that it wasn't quick work. The steering rack is notorious for being very difficult to replace, and it lived up to its reputation. Brad and I worked on it for nearly five hours and didn't even come close to getting the new one installed. The idea of it is relatively simple, but everything being so difficult to access makes the job exponentially more difficult and time consuming. We ran into a hiccup when Ben didn't realize his own strength and snapped the safety bolt right off the top of one the lower ball joints. Also, at some point in the day, when I was turning the engine over by hand to get all the old power steering fluid out of the system, I broke the water temp sensor off the front of the pump.
On the way to Brooks Speed, we stopped at O'Reilly Auto Parts to pick up some miscellaneous items: 3' of flex tubing (test to see how it worked for hiding wires), door molding (to cover the sharp window sills and carrier to protect our pull straps), coolant (we drained ours when removing HVAC), and power steering fluid (our steering rack leaks like a sieve, so we constantly fill it up to prevent the pump from burning out). We then headed to tackle the rat's nest (see the pictures).
Power Steering Pump Pulley Removal Tool Autozone
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