I'm looking for a steering rack rebuilt kit

 

Do you want a REBUILT or a REBUILD KIT?

The complete REBUILT or the parts to REBUILD? (words have meaning)

 

What year is your car?

Found on Google in less than a minute.

XJ-S HE

https://mossmotors.com/rebuild-kit-p...BoC26sQAvD_BwE

XJ-S Facelift

https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/#...20-%20Facelift

 

These are parts that are needed: upper control arm bushings are shot on both driver's and passenger's front, sway bar end links, sway bar bushings, springs, replacing the steering rack, a complete front suspension overhaul, and an alignment. I hope you can assist me in locating these items.

 

Any particular model year? Pretend you have only posted here three times before and we don't know what car you drive.

 

I apologize for not giving pertinent information regarding the Jag. It's a 94 XJS12 sedan

 

gulley67

An important difference- is your car :

94 XJ12 sedan
or
94 XJS V12 Coupe

Paul

 

94 XJS V12 Coupe

 

"If you give a man a fish you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime."

All the parts you are looking for are readily available through Jaguar part suppliers and easy to find on the web. Many of these websites have exploded diagrams, directories, and parts menus that are very easy to navigate once you familiarize yourself with them. Rather than tracking down each part for you, allow me to direct you to some resources that may prove invaluable now and in the future.

Jagbits.com I find, is one of the easiest sites to find parts on because of the way they break the car down into systems.

SNG Barratt, Moss Motors, David Manners, Terry's Jaguar, and Jaguar Land Rover Classic Parts are all reputable parts suppliers with easy to navigate interfaces. There are others escaping my memory.

As you are looking to overhaul your front suspension, it is HIGHLY recommended that you source the OE "Metalastik" brand rubber bushings as many aftermarket alternatives are junk and will not last. Greg just recently helped me find them at David Manners in the UK. Pricey? Yes. Worth it so as not to do the same job twice? Absolutely.

 

I appreciate your suggestion

 

gulley67,

There were lots of spec changes and supersession of part numbers over the life of the XJS;

I think, from my understanding if how US owners refer to their XJSs that the last 6 digits of your VIN will be between 188105 & 194774.

Irrespective of who you buy your parts from, make sure that you start by having a list of the correct part numbers. There is lots of misinformation and errors out there on the 'net.

Even if you don't buy any of the parts from Jaguar, use their website to work out the correct numbers then at least you can buy in an informed manner. See here for the correct area for your model: Make sure you check your VIN to get the correct info.

https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.../brand/jaguar/

Good luck

Paul

 

This is our rebuidl service to rebuild your core however it is very likely we have a rebuilt one ready to ship we would need the part number off you rack to know for sure but it will be a sure thing if you send yours in also:
https://www.jagbits.com/product/SR3018-REB.html

 

I attempted to rebuild my steering rack (1990 XJS convertible) several years ago. I called Maval in Ohio (don't recall how I got their name) and their specialist spent a great deal of time on the phone with me describing the steps. I should say that I have worked on cars almost all my life and actually spent 5 years as a professional wrencher in between 2 separate other careers (psychologist, computer scientist). My rebuild attempt, as careful as I was with the seals, was an abject failure. I sent both the rack and my power steering pump to Maval and they rebuilt both for about $300, keeping the car completely original. I highly recommend them.

 

I'm time served in the motor game though I left it 36 years ago and can support the previous posters experience, since I lack the appropriate test bench, my work area is not clean enough to be messing with hydraulics and the missus gets upset when I use the dining table - who would think it.

With a power steering rack the pressure and flow need to be checked, the pump may not be able to create or maintain pressure or the rack may not withstand the operating pressure and a certain amount of flow is necessary, not easy to do without the tools for the task, high pressure hydraulics can end your life quickly especially at the pressures involved (hydraulic injection injury) and aren't to be trifled with so backyard mechanic test tools aren't recommended. Then getting the details of what is good or bad isn't easy - do you know what the operating pressure and flow rates for your rack are? the relief valve in the pump sets these, getting the parts isn't easy either, some of the pipes, particularly the integral one's aren't a standard size and you can't buy them readily, buying the dies etc to make them up will cost you what a rack refurb will so it is a zero gain for a job filled with uncertainty.

I rebuilt the power steering pump and I encountered a problem, the pressure relief filter was damaged when I tried to clean it and they are not available as seperate parts - result I had to source a complete relief valve appropriate to my particular car which was no fun at all since anything close to suitable was in the US and suppliers out there weren't helpful at all. Sure you can buy a relief valve for a GM saginaw pump but can you find the right one, you cannot go off looks, this pump was installed in many vehicles and was valved to suit ... lesson learned. As a consequence I also sent my rack out despite having all the bits bought to do the job - lot less stress and I know it's right so money well spent.

 

With the cost of these racks relative to the value of the car I'm surprised someone hasn't figured out how to retrofit something a little more common to them.
While simultaneously fixing the goofy bushing mount setup.

 

In the UK a rack rebuild csts about the equivalent of 300 USD. I do not think that is excessive. As to the bushes, Jaguar offer JaguarSport ones which are eternal!

 

Notice jagbits $995.00 rebuild price posted above.
I'm not saying they don't do a $900 job on it, I'm sure they do, but that's a big ask for a driver that's worth 3 or 4 grand.
Cardone says they'll rebuild one for $200 or so if you send it in, I wouldn't bet a plug nickel on the quality of that rebuild but
if they'll replace it till you get one that works and isn't leaking, and one has the time and patience, that's reasonable.
A steering rack is a pretty known quantity at this point, I don't imagine there is anything overly special in this one vs the billions
of others out there. The one in my car now was an off the shelf at the local Auto Zone rebuild unit almost ten years ago for about that
price, the first one leaked, they replaced it and it's been fine for the last 100K miles. Amusingly I think it has a "lifetime" warranty on it
but I don't think they have them anymore. I imagine I'll have to deal with replacing it one day but I'm sure not going to pay a grand for one.
If there was a more commonly available unit that could be adapted without too much fuss it'd be a good thing in the long run.

 

The price includes a $200 deposit for your core so when you send me back your old rack we refund you $200 and shipping to all 48 states is free just fyi

 

thats 1200cdn not including the hundreds for shipping.

 

lol correct shipping to Canada is about $100 I wish the CDN was stronger too lol these racks are very hard to find I can ship to a USA address for free if you are near a border