steering rack

[Jager]

Meir,
I used this to remove the ends:




Harbor Freight has them, or the full kit, at reasonable prices.

[Meir]

Hi Jager. thanks for the reply.
you might be right.
i found some DIY for almost any other Porsche out there except for the 986/996
the frustrating part is, that the steering rack is perfectly good (Except for the leak) and it looks like the seal can be access pretty easy:



it also looks like the steering rack on the car was replaced before. see the marks on it:



i already called Vertex on Saturday morning, and i can pick up a refurbished rack for around $400. by the time i got the part of the car (for core exchange), they were already closed, so i will have to go there this weekend.
was thinking since i have the time, maybe i should give it a try, and fix it.
the problem is, i was reading the parts diagram wrong.
part number 4 is a rubber ring that seats externally on the rack.
cannot fined the required seals for the rebuild, anywhere.

its a little bit strange that no one ever rebuild this thing as a DIY.
i found a lot of posts for rack replacement with new/used/refurbish ones, so the issue defensively exist.

anyway, i'm going to mess with it over the week, and this Saturday will replace it with a refurbished one. unless someone will chime in with a fix

and by the way, i got this tool also from HB. works great.

[Paul]

Make sure the system has the correct fluid before replacing the rack. If your car has the wrong fluid the new rack will soon leak.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by Jager

Meir,
I used this to remove the ends:




Harbor Freight has them, or the full kit, at reasonable prices.

I just remove the nut and hammer the side of the arm, usually they pop right out.