wilky19
03-08-2010, 23:25
whilst replacing the pinion on my power steering rack i found there were two different type of pinions.
both pinions looked the same and both had the same part numbers on and both made by the same company. but the replacement pinion wouldn't fit with my rack. so after a bit of head scratching I figured out why.
can anyone spot the difference?
original on left and replacement on right
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff271/bobinoshoe/STA60236.jpg
still can't tell the difference
original
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff271/bobinoshoe/STA60238.jpg
off the replacement rack
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff271/bobinoshoe/STA60237.jpg
the replacement has 7 splines whilst the original has 6.
what is really weird is that the replacement wont fit in my rack. but the 6 spline will work in the donor rack and work fine
has anyone noticed anything else like this or do the help with the dispute between the pas racks being 3 turns or 2.7
both pinions looked the same and both had the same part numbers on and both made by the same company. but the replacement pinion wouldn't fit with my rack. so after a bit of head scratching I figured out why.
can anyone spot the difference?
original on left and replacement on right
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff271/bobinoshoe/STA60236.jpg
still can't tell the difference
original
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff271/bobinoshoe/STA60238.jpg
off the replacement rack
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff271/bobinoshoe/STA60237.jpg
the replacement has 7 splines whilst the original has 6.
what is really weird is that the replacement wont fit in my rack. but the 6 spline will work in the donor rack and work fine
has anyone noticed anything else like this or do the help with the dispute between the pas racks being 3 turns or 2.7