. I have the new rack on my shelf. Not a fun mod and not that hard.
Oh good lord Blake.......It's an afternoon.Yeah my rack is leaking too, not too bad. I just top off the reservoir up when I want to drive it. I have to get down there and just do it.
I hear you Dave. It’s starting to get on my nerves. That’s the only thing on my car that leaks.
I’ve got a stock replacement rack on my shelf that I pretty much got for free, Mike. That’s what’s going in.
Good work there Nick!Looks great.
I’d do the same thing.I dont ever want things to be easy or boring when I am bolting on new parts... So when removing the driver's side control arm up front, I asked the powers that be to let one of the bolts be seized inside the arm.
The nut came off, but the bolt was not going anywhere. Out came the sawzaw, and 4 blades later I was through it twice. However, I cut a nice slice into the K member on one side.
So out came the grinder and welder. Since the slice was deep enough to make me question it, I tack welded a piece of a washer on the back side, and then filled the slice on the inside (washer kept me from blowing through it). Of course I ran out of wire before finishing the job. I still need to finish welding around the washer piece on the outside, but the inside is solid and just needs ground smooth. I think I will be buying one of those little mini belt sanders that acts like a chain saw for this job. I want it to be flat as is was before, and not much else will fit in there.
Some of you may be saying, just buy a new K member... That in itself wouldnt be a huge deal, but like hell I could bolt my old leaking steering rack back to a new K member while also reattaching my cruddy steering shaft. Since we all know money doesnt grow on trees and those two needed pieces are $600, I am simply fixing my fck up and moving on.
Back from "vacation," and allowed a little time in the garage. I was able to tack weld the washer in place so the bushing will have a nice smooth surface, and I dont have to fumble with it during control arm installation. I had the bolt run through while welding, so I know alignment is good. Scuffed and threw some etching primer on it.
I noticed my rack was leaking enough to no longer ignore. You can see the residue all over the K member, and this is the box under the car after a week of sitting.
So out it came, along with the stock steering shaft.
I ended up sticking with a stock rebuilt replacement from LMR, and an MM solid shaft for it. At least I know LMR will stand behind the rack if I have any issues with it in the first year or so, and I am one of the few who likes the light steering feel of a fox. I got a $650 bonus last month, spent $352. My life literally threatened to divorce me, because she now wants to buy a travel trailer for camping, and thought it should all go toward that. "We dont have the same life goals..." Oh the married life, its so full of bliss. We can afford our trailer fine, she just hates any money spent on the Mustang because she gets no direct benefit from it. Apparently a happy husband is not a direct benefit... New rack is here tomorrow, but shaft doesnt arrive until Friday. We'll see what this weekend brings!
