| colvinbh |
07-18-2013 09:45 AM |
Rebuilding jag steering rack
I have a jag series 1 steering rack on my Contemporary Classic. One of the balls broke off the tie rod, so I need to rebuild the rack. Does anyone know of a good reference manual that details how to rebuild the rack?
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Originally Posted by colvinbh
(Post 1253634)
I have a jag series 1 steering rack on my Contemporary Classic. One of the balls broke off the tie rod, so I need to rebuild the rack. Does anyone know of a good reference manual that details how to rebuild the rack?
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is that all that is wrong? why not just replace the inner rod?
http://www.terrysjag.com/mm5/graphic...ering-Rack.jpg |
| colvinbh |
07-18-2013 10:16 AM |
The rack is off the car, so I thought I would rebuild it before reinstalling.
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| redmt |
07-18-2013 10:58 AM |
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| Seaman |
07-18-2013 11:02 AM |
look carefully
On the CC the balls are cut from the standard rack and moved out using a sleeve. The originals won't be a drop in.
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| colvinbh |
07-18-2013 01:21 PM |
Thanks, I have the measurements to lenghten the rods, found the correct length in the Manual.
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| mickmate |
07-18-2013 01:41 PM |
Manual Rack Rebuild
Fred has a good point, it's mainly the sleeve bearings on the end. Secure it and give them a wriggle to see if they're loose. It can be a pain to replace them. The small pinion bearing wasn't the right size from the Jag dealer and I sourced those elsewhere.
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| colvinbh |
07-19-2013 10:03 AM |
Thanks for the rebuilding manual rack info, just what I was looking for. I am replacing the tie rods with the threaded rods I ordered from you.
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| Thor maine |
07-19-2013 02:34 PM |
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Originally Posted by mickmate
(Post 1253656)
Manual Rack Rebuild
Fred has a good point, it's mainly the sleeve bearings on the end. Secure it and give them a wriggle to see if they're loose. It can be a pain to replace them. The small pinion bearing wasn't the right size from the Jag dealer and I sourced those elsewhere.
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Mickmate do you make a full length tie rod. The cut ,sleeve and weld thing always gave me the willy's? |
| mickmate |
07-19-2013 02:57 PM |
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| Danr55 |
07-23-2013 06:30 PM |
3 Attachment(s)
Here are some things to watch out for. where the spherical diameter meets the radius releif, beware of chips or other imperfections that could cause fatigue failures. I had one fail on my a couple of years ago. Nick (Mickmate) made some upgraded tie rods that are great.
These photos are of the one that hadn't failed yet. An analysis on the one that did fail indicated severe fatigue caused by repeated impacts. Teh left front wheel had a hell of a shake in it until I tightened up the steering. Notice the small chip just under the radius in the transition area. It would have failed within a few hundred miles.
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| colvinbh |
07-24-2013 05:54 AM |
Thanks for the feedback, I think I will have my failed parts analyzed (and the other side that did not fail). I purchased 2 new tie rods from Nick (Mickmate) they looked great.
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| Danr55 |
07-26-2013 06:45 PM |
Look close in the radius on the part that hasn't failed yet.
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