Recent content by TheOldMan

Hey Mickeytee or RubyRod, where on the rack and pinion is the part number stamped? Here is a list of numbers I have for each year. Are they correct? year--------- superceeds ->----------- last listed 2004-06 ...... 88964543 , 888952522 ... 19330445 2007-08 ...... 19168107 ...

Thanks for the update. Information like this is great.

UPDATE: put in the rack and pinion kit Edelmann 8786 Rack Pinion Seal Kit and have to bow to RubyRed. This kits seals looked good but DID NOT WORK. The seals leaked. Do not purchase or use this kit. Well like I said, I will try it and give my review. I will try another one.

Great, lets see what can be done.

"So the sealing material around the electric motor (aka VES) is actually an epoxy? A hardening epoxy? Or is it a non-hardening RTV sealant?" It is a hardening epoxy. In one video the DIY guy actually had his mechanic brother dig the epoxy out around the magnet and clean up the wire rubber and...

thanks to all, just never noticed it before..... case c;losed

I just noticed this hole in the inside of the fender right by the headlights. LOL never noticed this before. Is there a cover that covers this or am I going nuts?

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 Effort Steering (VES) system, or MAGNASTEER II is actually epoxied to the inside of the housing so I did not take that out, However, a CorvetteForum member...

Sure, here are a couple of videos; Used this to see what is inside of the rack and pinion: Used this to rebuild the rack but did not use the rebuild kit in this video. I used this one...Edelmann 8786 Rack Pinion Seal Kit...

After much investigation and a teardown and rebuild of my rack and pinion I found out that there is power steering fluid that goes around and into the input shaft area that houses the magnet and resistor pickup. You know if the se are bad if you ohm the connections at the plug and it reads < 1.5...

Also there are youtube videos on C5 - C6 corvette on how to do it

If you haven't already, here is a link to someone who did it another way. FWIW Trim height adjustment bolt replacement https://www.xlr-net.com/forums/threads/trim-height-adjustment-bolt-replacement.8716/

It could be anything. Have you had the codes read from the car? The only way someone could help with this.

Mine is leaking in those same places, I am looking into repairing this myself. been doing much research. Hope I can get it done. RubyRod, Thanks for the reply.

Can I ask where have the units leaked from? I understand the preload and hard steering, but also isn't there a Magnasteer actuator or something in the input shaft housing that leaks from the wires that stick out? What happens if that goes bad?