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Old 11-02-2010   #111
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Re: Project Lex

Rack and Pinion is out. I'm just going to say F-it and order up a new one from Vatozone tomorrow as they are only around $200 and have a lifetime warrantee. So hopefully won't ever have to deal with that ever again. The bushings for it were also worn to hell so I ordered up some new steering rack bushings from here:
http://www.tmengineering.net/suspens...n/make/sc.html


Also since it's a common problem area apparently, I ordered up a new PS pressurized line. This one is SS-Braided and rated to 2000psi so this should never be a leak concern area ever again:
http://store.driftmotion.com/static/...k3mk4sc300.php

Got the old front swaybar endlinks out, and put the new ones in. This area is one area where things have a little surface rust. I was able to get 1 of the 4 nuts off the end links, and simply could not break the other nuts loose, no matter how much PB Blaster I used. So the DSMer in me managed to get them off :

said f-it and grabbed my angle grinder only to find out it was missing the piece that holds the cutting disc in place. Went to Menards and found this beaut for $9

as the marines would say, Get Some!


They are out. Those LCA's are just ugly, will replace those this winter I think:


Will tighten them up later


Also some more stuff showed up in the mail. New front motor mounts, and rear sway bar end links. OEM Toyota baby
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