Re: [Peugeot-L] 505 steering rack bushing

Special to Kari Monkala:

Did you get a useful answer to this question, yet?

These racks are rebuildable in several ways. the offending bushing should be easy to replace. Somewhere a few years ago, I read an actual manual procedure for doing it. There was one odd tool that was helpful, probably something you could fabricate in the workshop. I send mine out when they start to misbehave, as I have a dependable rebuilding connection in Vermont USA (not far) that is also relatively inexpensive. Probably, I could do it, but as I don't even think about them very often, I don't count myuself as "dependable." I know that I can screw up the whole engine, and the car will just stop. Screwing up the suspension, and things may start to come apart at speed -- not pretty!

Get the new bellows on as soon as you can. The rack will suck junk in through that worn bushing. Then you are stuck for a whole new (different) rack. The bushing can wait a bit. It will get to the point where it leaks a lot of fluid, before you are in danger, at least in my experience.

If someone else has more succint advise for Kari, please put it on the list, as I (obviously) need it, too!

Gene

• Original Message ----- From: "Kari Monkala" <kari.monkala@tut.fi> To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:20 AM Subject: [Peugeot-L] 505 steering rack bushing

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> Hello group,
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> I've noticed play at the right side end of the steering rack; The
> bushing, through which the rack comes out the casing, is a bit loose.
> Is this bushing (brass?) easy to replace? In any case I have to
> replace the rubber bellows, as the bigger accordion one is torn.
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> The steering rack is power assisted type, 3 turns lock to lock.
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> BR,
> Kari, Finland
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