hey guys,
as stated, and the steering clunks when turning corners, gettin it checked out soon but if u guys know what parts i would need (cause i know this has happened to you guys) i could try and source them cheaper, it also looks like there is a bump in the steering rack boot.
cheers
John
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....how hard did you hit the kerb?
i would be replacing the entire steering assembly
2nd hand rack, new rack ends, new tie rods.
get it all checked out and get a wheel alignment.
Also buy a lock spacer while you're at it.
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maybe fucked bearings ur bent stub axle
yeah, i'd almost be certain it's a bent stub axle.
oh man this is gonna cost heapswell it was hard but not fast, but the front suspension is rock hard anyway, and the gutter was more of an island type concrete thing, like not the full 90 degree, more of an angled one
zing, depending how hard you hit you may have smashed some rack teeth, not cool at all, swap the rack over.
RT142 Estate.
AJPS.
I wouldn't think it's either of those, because if the stub axle was bent (and in turn smashed wheelbearings) you would notice the wheel being hugely off camber, and the toe in / out being extremely out of whack, the car would crab etc, and constant grinding from the wheelbearing.
The chunky / clunky steering sounds more like a shot rack (from massive impact) to me.
Surprised the tie rods held up, when i smacked the gutter (in lawsons car
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well i havent heard any grinding and my cars -3 cambered anyway so i wouldn't notice extra camber, so u reckon new steering rack? how do u measure toe? and the clunk only happens now and then? like i tried to show my mechanic mate by steering in and out of his driveway but it didnt do it
If you can get them new, maybe, but i doubt that you can.
Go to a toyota wrecker and get one from a sprinter or AE71 PANEL VAN (not wagon).
You can get reconditioned racks from memory, no idea where from.
Replace the tie rods / rack ends too, as these will more than likely be bent.
is this for a KE / AE or Sprinter?
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sprinter, i was gonna go to a suspension place to get this all done, would they be able to source one? how much u reckon that'll all cost?
edit: this happened about 3-4 weeks ago and the car has been completley drivable just the clunking sound worried me
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