Steering gear rebuilds

2000 TOYOTA ECHO
342,000 MILES • 1.5L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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MIGILLICUTY
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Hello, I can't find any info anywhere on how to rebuild my manual steering rack and pinion. Anyone have any info on how to do this and where to get the parts? A tutorial would be great!
Dec 28, 2019 at 4:03 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good evening,

I found a remand rack and pinion and also a seal kit. That is all they offer. The difference is about 100 buck between the seal kit and the complete rack with new inner tie rod ends and bellows.

I would consider the complete unit if I were you but your call.

I attached a YouTube video. There is a series of 10 videos for this procedure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yreFZysXXk0

Roy

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Dec 28, 2019 at 4:31 PM
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MIGILLICUTY
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When you go to check out on rockauto.com for the manual rack and pinion it removes it from your cart and a red alert message pops up saying it's not available.
Jan 3, 2020 at 6:13 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Okay, I just went there and looked at both the AC Delco and the Cardone rack and both are available.

Roy
Jan 5, 2020 at 7:12 AM