dman1982

so i was working on my truck the other day and my my 2000 trans am out in the driveway while i was working on it, i know the rack and pinion was leaking but it wasn't too bad, well when i went to put my car in the garage over night it totally blew in the 12 feet i had moved it, my question is should i rebuild it or just replace it??? rebuild kit is like 30 bucks a new one is 250-350...ive never rebuilt one before and not sure how hard it would be

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iTrader: (1)

The part that usually blows and spews oil everywhere is the high pressure hose. You might get lucky and just need to replace that.

Otherwise, I'd probably buy a rebuilt rack from your favorite auto parts store. Yours has 13-14 years of wear on it.

dman1982

thats what i was thinking, just looking at the cost i didn't know if it was worth it just to rebuild it myself, that high pressure hose usually goes out in my truck with 35's haha

garygnu

when you R&R the rack ,cut one the bolt heads off and install the new bolt going up .so you don't have to lift the engine ,or lower the K-member .

dman1982

thanks for the heads up