How to remove steering rack

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  • MasukBMW
    Grease Monkey
    • Sep 2006
    • 323

    #1

    How to remove steering rack

    Hey guys
    I have the engine out of the car and basically everything out of the engine bay and still cant get this dam steering rack out.
    The problem I am having is with the steering knuckle and where it attatches to the steering spline. I know in the e36 swap thread it shows how (step 14) but I cant get that dam thing to budge on either the top one by the steering spline of the one that connects to the steering rack its self. I drove the shit out of a screwdriver into the gap and tried to bang it out but no luck....
    Any ideas? How did you guys get it out?
  • Jordan
    R3V OG
    • Oct 2003
    • 12907

    #2
    soak the splines with PB Blaster and try again, failing that heat up the aluminum.
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    • MasukBMW
      Grease Monkey
      • Sep 2006
      • 323

      #3
      thanks Jordan I figured that would be the only way...does it sound like I did it right?

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