Steering rack removal

[dean-weston]

Hi all - can anyone tell me if its possible to remove the steering rack on a 2004 1.6 without having to drop the sub-frame ? ive jacked the car up but there appears to be some odd type of plate locking the bolts >>>


any advise please?

[tomalamix]

i think you don not have space to take out the rack without lowering the engine strut...by the way, how much it cost your new rack?

cheers

[dean-weston]

so the sub frame has to be droopped ?

bugger.....

im going with this one.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150668222050? ... 1423.l2649

£89.99 + return of old rack. but before i buy it i want to know if i can fit it or it has to be a garage job.

[tomalamix]

the strut doesn't need to come out completely but you need to lower it because you need space to pull the rack from the hole that inputs the pinion inside the car (the one that connects to the steering column)...