MOT Help!!!

[Admin-bloke]

I replaced the passenger side bush (which sounds like the problem here) on my rack for nothing. Its not complicated by any means, and if you know someone with a lathe to make up a new bush that helps too.

The rack and pinion parts should be fine. The other plastic bits in my rack were fine too, although not difficult to remake, again, if you know someone with a lathe.

Maybe Dan or Jason could make a job lot of these plastic bushes if they are the weak points on the rack.

Have you got a diagram of the bush with dimensions on Thomas?

[dmc4087]

Even making it to the measurements taken using a vernier gauge, it still needed a bit of work to fit properly - so you could get a lot made, but they would need a little trimming for each rack.

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[Admin-bloke]

Top work !

Mind you, if the rack can be re-done for £35 with bushes changed that would be a godsend !

[Chriss]

As I said can get the bits anyway.
But for £35 + VAT its comes back like new with new bellows etc, is it worth taking a chance?

[dmc4087]

35+vat is definately a bargain, but I did enjoy opening up the rack to see the inner workings (of which there arent many lol)

[bozzzydmc]

Nice fix Tom

£35 is cheap !!

[Darren C]

Hi Guy's

Yes I have a spare rack....and a lathe, I was planning on stripping my old one down and finding where the play is, and refurbing it myself.
When I got my car I reduced some of the wear by removing the oval plate at the top of the rack in front of the steering link and fitting a shim under the spring. This holds the rack onto the pinion, but if the pinion or rack is worn then I doubt £35 would fix it. I'll check the wear here when I get it apart.
I'll keep you posted on how it goes.

Regards
D

[dmc4087]

Hopefully its not the pinion or rack worn, they are hardened steel. Has anybody ever came across these items damaged through normal driving?

[frostrobo]

Sunday 15th should be OK for me too.

So if Darren C has a spare, or failing that maybe Chris N? then a quick referb and swap 'tec' on the 15th? Hows that sound Simon?

That sounds great to me! I don't have much in the way of tools, but I have borrowed two ramps, a trolley jack and a small hydraulic jack etc. If people can give me a list of what would likely to be needed I can go and invest in some bits. If you guys think that a refurbished rack is the best option then lets go with that.



Thanks,

Simon

[dmc4087]

How can anyone own a DeLorean and not have a load of tools to back them up?