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Old 06-22-04, 03:58 AM
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steering rack bushings

is there any companys that make polyurethane steering rack bushings? or any bushings that harder than the stock 16yr old rubber?
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Old 06-22-04, 02:03 PM
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contact MRbob86. He might cutt you some out of any material your heart desires, if he has the dimentions.
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What - are the old ones slipping?
Just shim them with an extra layer of rubber.
Maybe one or two layers of inner tube rubber.
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Or you can do what I did when I rebuilt my rack- just apply a small bead of black RTV to the remnants of the bushing, at the inner edges...That rack shouldn't move at all with those big-*** clamps & bolts holding everything down...Mine were in pretty good shape, if yours are that shot, the RTV trick might not work, but any sheet rubber of the same thickness should work...
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hey guys, i get the grave digger award.

i upgraded to a manual rack, does any know where i can get manual steering rack bushings? thanks a ton, i really appreciate the help. I just cant seem to find these online anywhere.

Steve
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Try Mazdatrix or the dealer.

It's not a Subaru, we don't have sloppy rack bushings. Stock is all you need. I've got practically telepathic steering on my car with a de-powered 15.2:1 rack (welded pinion) and 17's.
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hey check these out
just got them back from the machinest still waiting for the other half of the driverside. can prolly make more
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$14.48 a piece from montgomery mazda.

All I had to do was look in the parts fiche.




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