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STEERING RACK LIKEING BAD

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johnnyt03gt

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03 GT can i try a used rack or it's best to.go with a.new one?
whats the best price. autozone told me $199.99.new is this good?
can i just try stop like. to keep me rooling till pay day LOL?
i did this job on my fox. is it harder on the 99-04.cars?
THANKS
 

forum155pl

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well keep this in mind.. if you run out of fluid, you will loose power steering and power brakes.. its not a good idea to run it dry.. it is a simple install just like the foxes, just the 2 tie rod ends, 2 bolts holding it to the k member , 1 bolt to the steering shaft and 2 banjo style nuts for the PS lines.. i know that napa racks were supposed to be better then the ford factorys on foxed, i'm not sure if thats the case with the 95's
 

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thanks for the info
 

SaleenGT2001

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it is an easy job
 

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keep in mind, that your power steering pump can be damaged as well when running low on fluid, if you hear the pump groaning any its being damaged. Another thing I have seen happen is when the fluid is changed on higher mileage vehicle (100K+) the pump can't handle new fluid due to atf having strong cleaning abilites and the pump goes out. Just something to think of incase it happens.
 
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