Triumph Dave Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 I've had my Vitesse for 6 months now and I'm trying to replace the steering rack with a recon unit. Haynes have been great in the step by step approach however when it comes to "remove rack from the side of the vehicle" it seems to me an impossible task? Can anyone help with some advice as to how to get the rack out in one piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hi Dave I swapped my Herald rack earlier this year for a recon unit for its MOT, and yes, they can be a bit of a B to extract! I would imagine it is worse on a Vitesse with the longer block and deeper radiator. I found it useful to undo the offside engine side plate and lift it to give me more "fiddle room", and taking the track rod ends off also helped. On refitting, I found getting the pinch-bolt and nyloc nut which secures the column on to the rack splines on first, rather than bolting everything down also helped. Don't forget the earth wire for the horn or the earth strap to the rack U-bolt on re-assembly (which is, as Mr. Haynes always says, the reverse of disassembly! ) Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 It is possible, did it on my Viteese some time back. Remember jacking up the engine to give more room, big lump of wood to protect sump. Be careful not to strain water and exhaust connections etc and you do not have to lift it far. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Have chnaged the GT6 steering rack a couple of times which is pretty much the same arrangement as a Vitesse. I jacked the engine up a little after releasing the engine mounts and had no problems pulling it out from the drivers side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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