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I am trying to remove my steering rack. I have it unbolted and loose. I can't get it out of the car.
Help Me Please
Do I have to remove the rear extractors and try to get it out through the drivers side axle hole? As I can't get it out through the tie rod hole
or
Do I have to take out the alternator and sway bar?
or
Can I get it out by removing the exhaust and come out through the underside of the car?

P.S. If I can't finish the job my FTO will be stuck on the driveway, I need the driveway for the DIY tappets day tomorrow.

PHIL069 might know, he's pretty clever with most stuff

lol Daniel.

Phil, never tried, but I doubt you will get that out without taking the engine out.

Or support the engine from above and drop the subframe.

Drop your subframe down, should just come straight down if you bring the arms and hubs with it, unbolt it from the suspension. If you have something overhead tie a ratchet strap around both ends too so its easy to lift back into place.

Thanks for the help guys.
I got it out by lowering the sub-frame to the last thread on each bolt. Even then it was near to impossable to get out.
New one is in, sub-frame back up, pipes connected, just need to adjust the rack a bit to allow the steering column to connect, put on new tie rods, bolt up the center member, lower mounts (which I found that they are starting to crack, next job), fill and bleed.
BTW, the steering rack job is the worst f'n job I have ever done on a car, every step sucks heaps. I would rather change a head gasket anyday

PHIL069 wrote:Thanks for the help guys.
I got it out by lowering the sub-frame to the last thread on each bolt. Even then it was near to impossable to get out.
New one is in, sub-frame back up, pipes connected, just need to adjust the rack a bit to allow the steering column to connect, put on new tie rods, bolt up the center member, lower mounts (which I found that they are starting to crack, next job), fill and bleed.
BTW, the steering rack job is the worst f'n job I have ever done on a car, every step sucks heaps. I would rather change a head gasket anyday

Removed 2 FTO steering racks now, they really are a piece of piss.
The trick is to have the engine completely out first

That was the advice I got when I did mine years ago, take the fkn engine out