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Originally Posted by Dan1990NC
Yeah, I'd start at the control arms, work my way through the rack (we just bought a new one), up into the coupler / rag joint, and through the column itself.
Swung by to take it all in today. They have it totally broken down; they wanted to ensure the frame / K-bar (engine mount) were not warped in any way, and also to check that all of the support brackets / front impact members were not damaged.
The rack was in decent shape (I'll keep it as a backup, and have it fixed up), but the rag joint in the coupler was warped/cracked pretty substantially (cracks all the way through, but still in one piece), the pump had barely any fluid running through it (they hadn't broken it down yet, but said almost nothing came from it when hoses removed / drained), and the cooler was warped (likely from road debris). Think we're going to have to have the cooler fabricated, as they are NLA.
Kind of nice to have it so entirely deconstructed, tested, and rebuilt; I can be certain this won't happen again! |
Dan,
Sorry to hear of what happened.
FYI - L98 standard C4 power steering coolers, although not an exact match, works fine with minor re-bending of the tube that feeds to the power steering pump. I replaced my original piece with a L98 C4 PS cooler.
LT1 version does not fit because the power steering pump is on the passenger side.