Rebuilt Steering racks "feeler"

1986nate · #1 03-25-2010, 02:58 AM

I've been seeing a lot of people lately who are having very leaky steering racks and are looking for replacements. It seems the only options right now are buying 13-18 year old used racks that more than likely are also going to have worn out seals and leak before too long as well. Or, going and dishing out, what, $450 or higher +core charge for a rebuilt rack? I'm not sure what the price is, but just guessing buy what people that have posted have said.
How many people would be interested if I were able to sell rebuilt rack and pinion units with all new seals and boots, would include tie rod ends, and everything checked out and 100% guaranteed to be correct for the SVX? I'm not going to list a price as of yet as I want to make sure I can get it all done properly, install it on my own car and ensure that it performs as it should as well as not have any leaks. I can ensure that even with shipping charges, it would be significantly less than what our options seem to be currently.

-Nate

Freeman · #2 03-25-2010, 08:44 AM

Yeah I'd be all in. I've been putting off buying a new rack for a year now because of the cost.

1986nate · #3 03-25-2010, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Freeman

Yeah I'd be all in. I've been putting off buying a new rack for a year now because of the cost.

What would a price (after core charge) be that people would be a little more comfortable? including shipping? $250 with a $150 core charge added that would be refunded upon returning your old rack(after checking out making sure everything is in good shape other than seals, etc)? I would have to have a high core charge in order to ensure that people send their old ones back of course.

Zandar · #4 03-25-2010, 02:31 PM

I'd be up for it.

For what it's worth, steering racks found here:
http://www.partswebsite.com/subaruca...i=6&type=parts
are $204.14 for non speed sensitive, $304.41 for speed sensitive (just for price comparison's sake).

1986nate · #5 03-25-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Zandar

I'd be up for it.

For what it's worth, steering racks found here:
http://www.partswebsite.com/subaruca...i=6&type=parts
are $204.14 for non speed sensitive, $304.41 for speed sensitive (just for price comparison's sake).

Thanks for the link, shipping also adds $30 from them so perhaps it may end up only to be beneficial for those looking for the speed sensitive type from the LSI, LS-L, etc. Keep in mind that from me they would also include the tie rod ends which don't seem to be included at all from any other rebuilder which saves the person time from having to swap those over.

I could possibly also get the final cost down lower in the future if I find O-rings and other seals that are cheaper from other sources that are the exact same after being able to compare the OEM seals to what else might be available.

K_Dub · #6 03-25-2010, 02:47 PM

+1

Slowly but surely I'll get all the leaky/19 year old stuff off my car. This would be a big step in the right direction. Thanks for taking this on.