[DeTomaso] Teflon Rack & Pinion Bushing?

Ken Green kenn_green at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 12 19:25:44 EDT 2007


Mike,
   
      I wasn't aware that the original bushing was teflon.  If it was, and if they don't last, then you're right and replacing with teflon seems like a looser.  But, there might be advantages over brass.  I think teflon has a lower coefficient of friction. 
   
      Are you sure the original was teflon?
   
  Ken

MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
  
In a message dated 9/12/07 15 15 13, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:


  I saw a teflon rack and pinion bushing on a vendor's web site.  I thought the replacements were brass.  Does anyone have experience with the teflon bushing?


Only the factory ones, which start to wear immediately, wear to the point where replacement would be a consideration after about 30K miles, and are absolutely shot at 60K miles.

The brass replacements appear to be immortal.

Why would you go through the trouble to rebuild your steering rack and replace the inadequate stock bushing with another one with similar characteristics?  That is, presuming that the teflon wears similar to the factory teflon.

Mike


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