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 Post subject: EF PWR Steering Rack ends
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:42 am 
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Replacement rack ends (tie rod assemblies) come in 14mm and 16mm - 14mm evidently for early EA's - but can anyone confirm that all later vehicles thru to EL are the same 16mm ones??

 

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 Post subject: Re: EF PWR Steering Rack ends
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:35 pm 
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Greenmachine wrote:
Replacement rack ends (tie rod assemblies) come in 14mm and 16mm - 14mm evidently for early EA's - but can anyone confirm that all later vehicles thru to EL are the same 16mm ones??

ef on should be 16mm threads.

 

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 Post subject: Re: EF PWR Steering Rack ends
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:02 am 
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My EB1 has the 16mm ends.

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 Post subject: Re: EF PWR Steering Rack ends
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:05 am 
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yep ea and some series 1 ebs had 14mm but from eb2 onwards have the 16mm...
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 Post subject: Re: EF PWR Steering Rack ends
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:17 am 
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What he said ^^^^^^^^, but you can fit 16mm rack ends and TRE's to an EA/EB1.
I have a spanner for doing them.

 

 

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 Post subject: Re: EF PWR Steering Rack ends
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:21 am 
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cjh wrote:
What he said ^^^^^^^^, but you can fit 16mm rack ends and TRE's to an EA/EB1.
I have a spanner for doing them.



that there is a bloody awsome spanner!!!!!! if only i had one of tho's 2yrs ago!!!!!!!!

 

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 Post subject: Re: EF PWR Steering Rack ends
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:26 pm 
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jvangent wrote:
cjh wrote:
What he said ^^^^^^^^, but you can fit 16mm rack ends and TRE's to an EA/EB1.
I have a spanner for doing them.



that there is a bloody awsome spanner!!!!!! if only i had one of tho's 2yrs ago!!!!!!!!


A pair of Stilsons also works too, but marks up the rack end swivel housing.

 

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 Post subject: Re: EF PWR Steering Rack ends
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:23 pm 
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cjh wrote:
What he said ^^^^^^^^, but you can fit 16mm rack ends and TRE's to an EA/EB1.
I have a spanner for doing them.


Lol +1 for the stilsons, me too

 

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