I'm thinking of swapping my leeking stock power steering rack for 1.9 Z3 rack. What is needed/needed to be done for it to fit correctly? Hopefully someone knows
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'84 Alpine 325e (Gone)
'91 Alpine 318i (Gone) Click Here
'92 Alpine 325i Cabrio (Gone) Click Here
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I would recommend E30Tech's Kit that they sell for the rack swap it made swapping it infinitely easier when I did one at the shop. They aren't expensive and if your doing it on the ground it tends to be a lot nicer to have correct fitting parts lined up.
Free advice, borrow or buy an engine hoist and loosen the motor mounts this will make your job far far easier.
Picture taken from E30 Tech Website. Used because I want to. $27.95 do it....
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[QUOTE=Austin!;3291444]Use the search tool, homie.
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=66247[/QUOTE
Been there, done that.'84 Alpine 325e (Gone)
'91 Alpine 318i (Gone) Click Here
'92 Alpine 325i Cabrio (Gone) Click Here
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Forgive my noobiness if it applies, but isn't that if you use an E36 rack? Or does that work for the Z3 rack as well?I would recommend E30Tech's Kit that they sell for the rack swap it made swapping it infinitely easier when I did one at the shop. They aren't expensive and if your doing it on the ground it tends to be a lot nicer to have correct fitting parts lined up.
Free advice, borrow or buy an engine hoist and loosen the motor mounts this will make your job far far easier.
Picture taken from E30 Tech Website. Used because I want to. $27.95 do it....
http://www.e30tech.com/'84 Alpine 325e (Gone)
'91 Alpine 318i (Gone) Click Here
'92 Alpine 325i Cabrio (Gone) Click Here
'91 Alpine 318isComment
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Don't buy that kit from E30tech, I would get it from AKG or someone else.
And it's only $20
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Or just use a stack of washers and whatever bolt and nuts you can find at lowes.Comment
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That's ghetto lol
But I guess it works; Good info here.. Bookmarked cause this is an upgrade I want to do eventuallyComment
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For a Non Airbag car just use a half inch spacer on each side where it mounts, easy as that.
For an Airbag car you need to put a quarter inch spacer top and bottom as well as grind the firewall where the steering rack comes through. Grind it down and towards passenger side. Still super easy swap! Hardest part is getting the tie rods off the knuckles, PITA."Bayerische Motoren Werke - freude am fahren."
Brandon {Current: 1991 318iS, 2007 328i, 2014 X5 xDrive35d | Past: 1992 525i, 1997 528i, 1999 540i}Comment
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Or a hammer and a punch..."Bayerische Motoren Werke - freude am fahren."
Brandon {Current: 1991 318iS, 2007 328i, 2014 X5 xDrive35d | Past: 1992 525i, 1997 528i, 1999 540i}Comment
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I'm also going to attempt this swap. Are the parts below all that are needed (besides the steering rack of course)? RobertK's writeup seems to require a lot more parts than what I see in the picture.
I would recommend E30Tech's Kit that they sell for the rack swap it made swapping it infinitely easier when I did one at the shop. They aren't expensive and if your doing it on the ground it tends to be a lot nicer to have correct fitting parts lined up.
Free advice, borrow or buy an engine hoist and loosen the motor mounts this will make your job far far easier.
Picture taken from E30 Tech Website. Used because I want to. $27.95 do it....
http://www.e30tech.com/1990 BMW 325i CoupeComment
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It's a non airbag. Seems like a simple install.
I like the random washer idea, seems reliable..'84 Alpine 325e (Gone)
'91 Alpine 318i (Gone) Click Here
'92 Alpine 325i Cabrio (Gone) Click Here
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Good info as I need to do this to my leaking rack as well.sigpicComment
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