993 steering rack DIY rebuild tutorial
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 46
Likes: 4
From: Berkeley, CA, and Nelson, NZ
uploaded images again
sorry for the image links missing. I moved host , forgot to re upload them...
email me bcaway@yahoo.com if you need any help I will do my best.
RE: Elonash tight rack issue, I would definitely remove the pinion, and check everything, once reassembled you should be able to turn it by hand and check the backlash feel too.
email me bcaway@yahoo.com if you need any help I will do my best.
RE: Elonash tight rack issue, I would definitely remove the pinion, and check everything, once reassembled you should be able to turn it by hand and check the backlash feel too.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,413
Likes: 8
From: San Diego, CA
Best way to ensure the links stay good for important things is to store the pictures here on RL...
UserCP --> Pictures & Albums --> Add Album --> Add Pic
And make sure to edit the Album so it is "Public" not private....will save you from the "huh, I know that link works, I can see it, why can't everyone else see it?" issue.
UserCP --> Pictures & Albums --> Add Album --> Add Pic
And make sure to edit the Album so it is "Public" not private....will save you from the "huh, I know that link works, I can see it, why can't everyone else see it?" issue.
1st Gear
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: Switzerland
Hello Brian
Thanks for the great write-up and the pictures! With this help I did the rebuild on my car's (LHD) steering rack. Had no problems and works perfect.
Albert
Thanks for the great write-up and the pictures! With this help I did the rebuild on my car's (LHD) steering rack. Had no problems and works perfect.
Albert
Last edited by meccano; Dec 30, 2011 at 05:31 PM.
Track Day
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
what a nice guy!!! thank you for sharing this. I am facing this problems and was about to order the steering rack from " Steering gear super store" for 269.00 dollars plus 200 dollars core charge.
Has anyone heard about this company???
Has anyone heard about this company???
Rennlist Stories
The Best Porsche Posts for Porsche Enthusiasts
Talos Takes Your 991 Porsche 911 GT3 to the Next Level for a Cool $1.13 Million
Verdad Gallardo
9 Vehicles Porsche Helped Engineer that Aren't Porsches
Verdad Gallardo
9 Features and Characteristics That Only Porsche People Understand
Verdad Gallardo
I've Written 500 Rennlist Articles: Here's How Porsche Has Changed Along the Way
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Unnecessary Porsches Ever Built (And Why We Love Them)
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 S/C vs 718 Spyder RS: 10 Categories, One Winner
Joe Kucinski
This Builder Is Turning Heads With Its Slantnose 911 Creation
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 Artisan Edition Pays Homage to Japanese Culture
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche Reveals Coupe Variant of the Electric Cayenne With a Fresh Look
Verdad Gallardo
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 163
Likes: 5
From: La Jolla, California
i just had my steering rack rebuilt over the last two days. Performance Porsche in San Diego did the r and r. Works like a champ. After watching some of the removal, I am not sure that I was ready to tackle the job, especially without a lift. It seems like a real handful to do it right. Good luck. Phil
1996 Cab, black on black on black 93k miles
1996 Cab, black on black on black 93k miles
Rennlist Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 8,683
Likes: 785
From: Canada & the Alps
Racer
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 252
Likes: 11
There are 3 screws around the input shaft cover eddie. Not on the input shaft itself. You don't disassemble the input shaft, just pry the seals off using a suitable implement (I used a paper clip). Make sure you don't scratch any surfaces. When you place the new seals in here you have to stretch them a little to fit. THEY DON"T HAVE MUCH GIVE as they're not rubber. You don't want to put a permanent stretch into them.
Trust that helps
Kris
'97 993TT
'06 645 Ci
'03 X5 3.0
Trust that helps
Kris
'97 993TT
'06 645 Ci
'03 X5 3.0
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 124
Likes: 14
From: Lyon, France
Eddie, is your car a LHD ? If yes the very good DIY of Krish will not bring you the matching pictures.
With RHD only 2 screws for the main shaft.
I have had issues with the seals of the input shaft (had to abrase them a little bit because they were dramatically blocking the rotation) and I would strongly reccomend to check if the leaks are coming from this area (shall not, might come from the extremities of the rack), if not don't even try to change them!!!
I also had trouble with the pressure adjusting nut (the big one behind the rack). Almost impossible to put back in the same position, I did almost round it with the wrench as I was putting torque and torque. I tried to freeze it and was half successful (its new position is now about 20° different that before).
You may also think to change pipe seals (not included in the kit). You can find the small ones for the small interconnecting pipes at any building and construction shops (don't know the proper english terms) and the big ones in cupper for the banjos shall be bought at your Porsche dealer (see PET for references).
Finally enjoy the PITA to get the steel ring out of his location at the extremity of the rack
Don't hesitate to ask for more, I spent a lot of hours around this bugger.
With RHD only 2 screws for the main shaft.
I have had issues with the seals of the input shaft (had to abrase them a little bit because they were dramatically blocking the rotation) and I would strongly reccomend to check if the leaks are coming from this area (shall not, might come from the extremities of the rack), if not don't even try to change them!!!
I also had trouble with the pressure adjusting nut (the big one behind the rack). Almost impossible to put back in the same position, I did almost round it with the wrench as I was putting torque and torque. I tried to freeze it and was half successful (its new position is now about 20° different that before).
You may also think to change pipe seals (not included in the kit). You can find the small ones for the small interconnecting pipes at any building and construction shops (don't know the proper english terms) and the big ones in cupper for the banjos shall be bought at your Porsche dealer (see PET for references).
Finally enjoy the PITA to get the steel ring out of his location at the extremity of the rack
Don't hesitate to ask for more, I spent a lot of hours around this bugger.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 252
Likes: 11
Elonnash is right. I got a local shop to take the rack out for me then reinstall it to save me some effort. But it still takes a while 
to take everything apart then put it all back together. Didn't help that my garage is covered in dog hair and that was getting into everything on reassembly. But when you're done, 
Note from my rebuild "At steps 4 and 5 where we are to try and drift the oil seals out from the steel retainer and rack respectively, my seals were stuck solid no matter how hard I tried. I ended up using a drift with a C-Clamp and by tightening the Clamp down, pushed the seals out. It was dead easy that way."
Good luck!
Kris
'97 993TT
'06 645 Ci
'03 X5 3.0
to take everything apart then put it all back together. Didn't help that my garage is covered in dog hair and that was getting into everything on reassembly. But when you're done, Note from my rebuild "At steps 4 and 5 where we are to try and drift the oil seals out from the steel retainer and rack respectively, my seals were stuck solid no matter how hard I tried. I ended up using a drift with a C-Clamp and by tightening the Clamp down, pushed the seals out. It was dead easy that way."
Good luck!
Kris
'97 993TT
'06 645 Ci
'03 X5 3.0