Steering Rack and Repair

To organize the rotation of the car using the steering rack. It is included in the steering mechanism with both timing and without it. The role of the steering rack is very important: it connects the wheels and the steering wheel, which facilitates safe movement on the car. Diagnosis and repair of the steering rack is a very responsible and serious matter.

Regardless of what kind of car you have (expensive or not), the wear of the steering gear parts is much faster than the wear of other units and assemblies. The fact is that the first to strike at the impact of obstacles are perceived precisely parts of the steering system of the car. So, the steering rack first perceives blows during a run-around to potholes.

Clear signs that the steering mechanism needs repairs are:

• Feeling through the steering wheel of a car, a knock on the steering rack ;
• The need to exert great effort when turning the rudder;
• When the power-steering pump is running, there are extraneous sounds and noise;
• When the steering wheel rotates - the appearance of backlash of the steering rack ;
• Leakage of timing oil.

If you find at least one of the above problems, then immediately proceed to repair the steering mechanism of the car, otherwise it may become unusable, and no repairs will not help.

Repairing the steering rack with your own hands is very important, you can do it only if you have the necessary knowledge and equipment. Otherwise, it is better to turn to professionals.

It is necessary to know that the mechanism of the steering river consists of: a toothed shaft, a steering bush support sleeve, a spool mechanism. Proceeding from this, the stages of repair of the steering rack include:

- dismantling of the mechanism and cleaning of all its parts from contamination;

- replacement of damaged parts with new ones;

- diagnostics of the rack spindle.

Before dismantling, make sure that you have all the repair kits: oil seals, o-rings, steering rack bush, etc. For more convenience, the steering rack can be dismantled with the pull-rods, as wearing new anthers Much more convenient to the projections of the steering rods.

How to understand the steering rack? The actions are as follows:

1) using a special flat screwdriver, unscrew the rail from the steering rods;

2) unscrew the lower plastic plug of the toothed shaft;

3) unscrew the lock nut;

4) remove the lock ring and carefully knock out the shaft;

5) we pull out the bottom epiploon;

6) tap, thereby extracting the lower pin, which blocks the upper gland;

7) turn the locking plug until the wire appears, then, pulling it, we get the lock ring;

8) through the right side we get the steering rack, we remove from it the plastic bush and the stuffing box;

9) we take out an epiploon, заглушку, a spring and the clamping mechanism.

After this, it is necessary to thoroughly wash and clean all parts from dirt and oil, after which you can inspect them for damage. Damaged parts must be replaced. If there are significant defects in the gear wheel or the surface of the steering rack, the whole mechanism must be replaced at once.

After carrying out all the necessary procedures for repair of the steering rack, you must carefully assemble it and install it in place. Remember, adjusting the steering rack and repairing it is a complex process, the implementation of which is better to entrust to professionals.