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    "New" GM Power Steering Pump. $400 plus shipping. Used for less than 1500 miles. Not just like new, it is new.
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    RubyRod replied to the thread P1101 P0101 codes.
    I started by shopping for a replacement rubber "collar" but all I could find were used. I attempted to get images of the section of the...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread P1101 P0101 codes.
    Check the intake connections. On my car there's a deformation in one of them that was caused when a someone installed it wrong. The...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread rack and pinion for our cars.
    I haven't examined the rack when it was out of the car. I don't know if the part # will be cast into the part (or maybe engraved) or if...
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    RubyRod reacted to mickeytee's post in the thread rack and pinion for our cars with Love Post Love Post.
    iVe got information from texas . they do not repair the magna steer. They can rebuild the rack with seals and boots and i believe new...
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    RubyRod reacted to mickeytee's post in the thread rack and pinion for our cars with Like Like.
    Checking the ohms i do no believe confirms its working. Also check to see if its grounded to the housing. I saw a toyota unit video...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread rack and pinion for our cars.
    Great! See if you can find out any technical info that we can use to rebuild our own. Not thrilled about having to go down that road but...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread rack and pinion for our cars.
    D#$%!. Sorry to hear it. Hopefully MickeyTee can gain some useful info from his rebuilder in Tx. We REALLY are in deep sh!t if there's...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread rack and pinion for our cars.
    The comment on the VES unit is important. Since the wiring area leaks it seems that where the wires penetrate the pinion housing that...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread rack and pinion for our cars.
    So the sealing material around the electric motor (aka VES) is actually an epoxy? A hardening epoxy? Or is it a non-hardening RTV...
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    RubyRod reacted to TheOldMan's post in the thread rack and pinion for our cars with Like Like.
    Not too much that I saw matched a XLR so I tried that kit. it had all the seals. There were no bearings with the kit. The Variable...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread rack and pinion for our cars.
    Nice work. Curious as to why you chose the 8786 seal kit. The compatible vehicle list I found doesn't list the XLRs. Were you able to...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread rack and pinion for our cars.
    I wish you the best of luck. Let us know what you find. There are a few YouTube videos that should be helpful for disassembling the rack...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread rack and pinion for our cars.
    The original rack was leaking where the steering shaft connected to the input shaft of the pinion gear (where the electric motor...
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    RubyRod replied to the thread rack and pinion for our cars.
    Also struggling with replacement steering racks. I had a rebuilt unit installed last June but it started leaking in November. The shop...
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