Adjusting Nut Size On The Rack
 

Anybody with a rack?

Does anyone have the steering rack out? I am looking for the size of the nut, the big hex, that gets loosened to tighten up the steering. A special wrench is need to do this and I think I can make it for less than Subaru wants to charge.

Thanks

John

This is supposed to be a standard part of the 30k maintenance:eek:

I was once on a rack. It adjusted more than the size of my.........


Larry IIII

Someone has to have a rack somewhere to measure this. Please.:)

What's wrong with using 20' pipe wrench?

Oh.... STEERING racks. Sorry, I thought we somehow got off on the topic of motivational techniques in a Turkish prison.
Never mind.

Ron

To get to this lock nut the front stablizer bar has to be dropped. Then you have to reach thru an opening in the subframe with a special wrench to turn the lock nut. It has to be a very thin wrench to do that.

Sorry - I've adjusted mine with the rack out, of the car, so I did not have the clearence problem. You could always disconnect the steering linkage and rotate the rack around it's axis to get a better access to the nut. I am not sure how far it will rotate, especially with tie rods attached, but rotation is a part of standard removal procedure...

Do you happen to remember what size the LOCKNUT was?

I would have to disconnect the hoses to rotate it. Right?

Did you rebuild your rack?

How is your transmission running?