Steering rack issue/question

My Kumho MTs cupped some because my lazy ass forgot to rotate them every 5k but they are better now after a summer's worth of driving on them. They aren't near as loud as they were for a while.

Go with the Energy Suspension bushings not OEM. Wheeler's is a good source for them.

 

That's exactly what I ordered yesterday, Energy Supension red bushings.

The tires aren't loud at all. I want them to stay good, they are going on my mothers Jeep when I get the new tires/wheels.

 

Well, I adjusted the rack tensioner last night just a hair, that took a bit of the rack play out. I am on my way outside to replace all my rack bushings. The ES red bushings look pretty cool. This looks like some fun.....NOT. The center bolt looks to be in a sucky place to get out. It still can't beat the 3" of clearance of the firewall and crank pulley bolt on my old Saab 900, or the stupid ass place the fuel filter is in the Taco....

 

Ever change spark plugs in a Subaru? Thats fun too.

 

Or most of GM's engines in thier 2.8, 3.8, 3.4, and all the other v6's... Nothing like having to remove motor mounts to rock the engine forward to get the plugs out.

Oh yeah, even more of a dumbass design... When I had my 1998 Sebring, you hav to take the intake plenum off to replace the back 3 plugs... Had thier heads up thier ass at Mitsubishi on that design.

Most of the stuff on the Taco is pretty easy to work on. It's that fuel filter in my 2.7 that really sucks.

 

I was going to put spark plug changing on a '93 Grand Prix too! It was the last plug that had to be the worst and most difficult.

Worst Toy repairs wer on my old '89 XtraCab 22RE/5spd.: Alternator (have to remove lower rad hose to get it off (turned out to be a bad brand new battery instead! Grr!). Changing out the front CV was a pian too. You think you can almost squeeze it out without dropping the front diff but it won't happen.

Funny how I thought changing the seals in the hydro clutch were going to be a long process in that truck but I had that done in 15 minutes.

 

Ok, well... It took me about 2 hours to replace the PS rack bushings, and it SUCKED ASS. I did not enjoy it. It was easy to get the bolts out, pull the old bushings out, but putting those poly Energy Suspension bushings in the rack bit the big one, even using grease as Chris4x4 told me to do. Well, after fighting with it, bitching and swearing, losing my temper, I got the bitches in. It is a lot better now, very tight steering. If I have to replace the rack in the near future, I will be so excited to do it.....NOT!!!!

 

Old thread but how does it adjust? is there an adjuster under that big plug?