i post a DIY on m42club and just want to share with r3v.
I have a 318is steering rack laying around so i decided to open it up and give it some lube.
TOOLS:
impact gun(unless you want someone to hold it)
19mm
17mm
12mm
13mm
7/8 socket
long, bent nose pliers
auto grease
flat head screw driver(for the seal)
lets begin shall we:
lucky my rack was already out because i replace it with a m3 rack. The rack was kind of dirty so i give it a wash with one of my mom kitchen cleaning.
remove these line from the steering rack using 12mm(your going to need it later)
I let the rack dry and went to eat breakfast, played some CODmw2, and went on m42club. ok first thing remove the cap(as seen in the picture)
sec. use a bent or long nose pliers and grab the locking ring( there should be two holes on the ring for you to grab it)
next step: use either 19mm or 17mm(i forgot) socket and impact gun.
now you should see some balls bearing inside( don't worry they won't fall out)
it should come out like this
remove the o-ring(replace it if you are going to power your rack)
next step: remove two 13mm bolts
there should be a spring and a washer inside
next step: on the other side, there is a locking ring inside. you can see it through the hole. push it up through the hole and grab it with the pliers. (i already got it taken out in the pictures)
hooray!! the steering shaft is out
as you can see my o-ring seal was no good(also hard)
remove it
now: everything should be out of the shell by now. clean the inside as good as you can ( mine was as clean inside)
grease time( look how hard and dirty the old grease was. p.s. look like shit too)
you can replace all these seal. i didn't because i'm not planning to power this rack
don't forget to lube the ball bearing
now put everything back where it belong(finish product)
P.S. I enjoy some homemade peanuts along the way :)
I have a 318is steering rack laying around so i decided to open it up and give it some lube.
TOOLS:
impact gun(unless you want someone to hold it)
19mm
17mm
12mm
13mm
7/8 socket
long, bent nose pliers
auto grease
flat head screw driver(for the seal)
lets begin shall we:
lucky my rack was already out because i replace it with a m3 rack. The rack was kind of dirty so i give it a wash with one of my mom kitchen cleaning.
remove these line from the steering rack using 12mm(your going to need it later)
I let the rack dry and went to eat breakfast, played some CODmw2, and went on m42club. ok first thing remove the cap(as seen in the picture)
sec. use a bent or long nose pliers and grab the locking ring( there should be two holes on the ring for you to grab it)
next step: use either 19mm or 17mm(i forgot) socket and impact gun.
now you should see some balls bearing inside( don't worry they won't fall out)
it should come out like this
remove the o-ring(replace it if you are going to power your rack)
next step: remove two 13mm bolts
there should be a spring and a washer inside
next step: on the other side, there is a locking ring inside. you can see it through the hole. push it up through the hole and grab it with the pliers. (i already got it taken out in the pictures)
hooray!! the steering shaft is out
as you can see my o-ring seal was no good(also hard)
remove it
now: everything should be out of the shell by now. clean the inside as good as you can ( mine was as clean inside)
grease time( look how hard and dirty the old grease was. p.s. look like shit too)
you can replace all these seal. i didn't because i'm not planning to power this rack
don't forget to lube the ball bearing
now put everything back where it belong(finish product)
P.S. I enjoy some homemade peanuts along the way :)
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