All car have a rack and pinion steering
Much easier and cheaper to replace the rack with a rebuilt unit than to try to fix the old one.
The boots on a rack-n-pinion are there to keep the inner tie rods clean. If power steering fluid is in the boots, then the seals on the rack-n-pinion are leaking. At this point you need to either have it rebuilt or buy a new one. I am a A.S.E Master certified automotive technician.
it cant they dont have one.
if one bottoms out the car i.e. scrapes the bottom of the card roughly-Can one break/crack the rack and pinion?
I AM TRYING TO REPLACE A RACK AND PINION IN A 1997 FORD EXPLORER COULD YOU TELL ME OR GIVE ME A PICTURE ON HOW THE OLD ONE COMES OUT>
you need a rack and pinion nut breaker to which you fix a pinion at the free end ie where nut is placed to be cracked. This is because you need to convert reciprocating motion of the rack and pinion mechanism built in the nut cracker into circular motion. Attach the nut cracker to the collect chuck shaft through the bore of the additional pinion you installed at the free end of the cracker. When you punch the nut cracker vide its handle once it moves the pinion one tooth on the rack. Thus you can rotate ( ie give angular motion to ) the fixed workpiece from one tooth or as many teeth as you like., depending on the pitch of the threads on the rack and pinion. mazHur
its already got one
Your rack and pinion can go bad for a number of reasons, a wreck, hitting the side of the curve with one of your tires too hard, driving your car with bad suspension will put extra strain on your rack and pinion causing it to go bad , and normal wear and tear
A rack end is the part of a steering system (rack-and-pinion-steering) that connects a steering rack to the tie rod (track rod/connecting rod) which connects to the wheel. In a simple steering system, there are four parts: steering rod - rack (this is the one that works with the pinion gear) - rack end - tie rod
A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. The circular pinion engages teeth on a flat bar - the rack. Rotational motion applied to the pinion (by the steering wheel) will cause the rack to move to one side or the other, right up to the limit of its travel. The rack and pinion arrangement is commonly found in the steering mechanism of cars or other wheeled, steered vehicles. This arrangement provides a lesser mechanical advantage than other mechanisms such as recirculating ball, but much less backlash and greater feedback, or steering "feel". If you guessed that rack and pinion steering is used on race cars, you'd be correct. Use the links below to see some diagrams. A picture is definitely worth a thousand words in this case.
vibration's and pulling to one side
I installed the rack an pinion on my 1994 areostar and took me about 3 hours to remove the old one and install the new one! and sense i did it my self i have no idea what someone would charge to do it!