First post on here, Hi everybody and thanks for all of the great info I've found on here over the years.
The other day I found a small leak on the driveway. Turns out it's coming from the passenger side tie rod boot. Since fluid shouldn't be in there, it seems that some seal has failed inside the rack. From what I can gather, this means the entire rack should be replaced. It's driving fine, but leaking steering fluid is not the kind of repair I want to hold off on.
I'll be swapping the rack myself with a friend who has a lift, and I just had a couple questions.
First off, has anyone done the replacement swap, and if so, any tips/tricks to make it easier?
Second, any opinions on the best place to buy a rack? Prices are all over the place.
Dealer wants $817 for the full kit which includes tie rod ends.
GMpartsdirect has the same thing for $425.08 (so no thanks dealership).
Autozone has a refurbished unit for $303, but I'd need to spend another $100 or so on tie rod ends (so the GMparts direct new unit is looking pretty good).
And of course ebay has plenty of racks from salvage G8's that are around $150 (but only limited descriptions/part numbers, etc)
I guess ebay is the big question mark...any opinions on going that route?
FYI the car only has 47K on it. No idea why this would fail.
Thanks guys
The other day I found a small leak on the driveway. Turns out it's coming from the passenger side tie rod boot. Since fluid shouldn't be in there, it seems that some seal has failed inside the rack. From what I can gather, this means the entire rack should be replaced. It's driving fine, but leaking steering fluid is not the kind of repair I want to hold off on.
I'll be swapping the rack myself with a friend who has a lift, and I just had a couple questions.
First off, has anyone done the replacement swap, and if so, any tips/tricks to make it easier?
Second, any opinions on the best place to buy a rack? Prices are all over the place.
Dealer wants $817 for the full kit which includes tie rod ends.
GMpartsdirect has the same thing for $425.08 (so no thanks dealership).
Autozone has a refurbished unit for $303, but I'd need to spend another $100 or so on tie rod ends (so the GMparts direct new unit is looking pretty good).
And of course ebay has plenty of racks from salvage G8's that are around $150 (but only limited descriptions/part numbers, etc)
I guess ebay is the big question mark...any opinions on going that route?
FYI the car only has 47K on it. No idea why this would fail.
Thanks guys