[DeTomaso] Steering rack disasters....

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/21/12 9 26 48, chance.dorsey at yahoo.com writes:


> Speaking of steering racks, does anyone know if any of the vendors carry 
> the locking ring that secures the tie rod.  When I rebuilt my rack, I 
> noticed that sometime in my cars life someone quite affectively mangled the 
> original one by using a pipe wrench to loosen it instead of a spanner wrench.  
> The rack works fine, but it's always bugged me and I've always wanted to 
> replace it.
> 

The vendors often have those available from used racks that have been 
condemned.   Note that other than aesthetics, there's no reason to replace one 
that has been marred with pipe wrenches during the rebuild process, so long as 
the locking function is still intact.

Mike