Bro I just paid a shop to do mine less than a year ago. But I had bought the rack myself. Cost me a lot of money to have it done and it's leaking again already bro. I didn't think you could do this job without having a lift. Thank you for making this video!. How bad was it on a scale of 1 to 10? Oh I almost forgot My transmission just magically quit flare shifting lol. I drove it with the sport shift like you said to do for about a month. And then one day I just threw it in D4 just to see if it was still flaring and it wasn't and it hasn't since. I'm definitely not complaining 🤣
That sucks to hear! Do you know what brand your rack & pinion was? I also read on the forums that removing the rack and pinion was extremely difficult and a tight squeeze, but if you remove the exhaust and shift cable, it was actually really easy. I would say overall this job was a 7/10, mainly due to the plethora of steps involved. Removing the locknut on the passenger side was really difficult, until I came up with that lowering the vehicle method. Removing and installing the shift cable was tricky. Installing the flare nuts is always a PITA. Installing the exhaust required a lot of maneuvering and time. Flattening the lock washer at 49:09 was easily the most difficult. I was squeezing that wrench as hard as I could just to bend the washer. Glad to hear your transmission is working good again! Let's hope it stays that way! Wish mine would smooth out, but I don't mind using the sport shifter, I actually kinda prefer it nowadays.
Sadly most replacement rack & pinion assemblies are all rebuilt and rebuilt poorly. Not uncommon to see them leaking again after a year or two until you find one that works. These jobs suck to do yourself, would've probably sold my TL if the Rack ever started leaking because it would never be the same as original OE once replaced.
@@kimblem.w9952 yah that’s what I’ve read on the forums. Even brand new aftermarket options too for that matter. Based on the amazing longevity of my first one that only started leaking after the accident, I figured junkyard was the way to go. Let’s hope it keeps working cause this was a long difficult job!
Bro I just paid a shop to do mine less than a year ago. But I had bought the rack myself. Cost me a lot of money to have it done and it's leaking again already bro. I didn't think you could do this job without having a lift. Thank you for making this video!. How bad was it on a scale of 1 to 10? Oh I almost forgot My transmission just magically quit flare shifting lol. I drove it with the sport shift like you said to do for about a month. And then one day I just threw it in D4 just to see if it was still flaring and it wasn't and it hasn't since. I'm definitely not complaining 🤣
That sucks to hear! Do you know what brand your rack & pinion was? I also read on the forums that removing the rack and pinion was extremely difficult and a tight squeeze, but if you remove the exhaust and shift cable, it was actually really easy.
I would say overall this job was a 7/10, mainly due to the plethora of steps involved. Removing the locknut on the passenger side was really difficult, until I came up with that lowering the vehicle method. Removing and installing the shift cable was tricky. Installing the flare nuts is always a PITA. Installing the exhaust required a lot of maneuvering and time. Flattening the lock washer at 49:09 was easily the most difficult. I was squeezing that wrench as hard as I could just to bend the washer.
Glad to hear your transmission is working good again! Let's hope it stays that way! Wish mine would smooth out, but I don't mind using the sport shifter, I actually kinda prefer it nowadays.
Sadly most replacement rack & pinion assemblies are all rebuilt and rebuilt poorly. Not uncommon to see them leaking again after a year or two until you find one that works. These jobs suck to do yourself, would've probably sold my TL if the Rack ever started leaking because it would never be the same as original OE once replaced.
@@kimblem.w9952 mine started leaking just months after replacement
@@kimblem.w9952 yah that’s what I’ve read on the forums. Even brand new aftermarket options too for that matter. Based on the amazing longevity of my first one that only started leaking after the accident, I figured junkyard was the way to go. Let’s hope it keeps working cause this was a long difficult job!
Just took mine for alignment to find out it's been out since I bought the car July last year 😂
@@gksecure6602 whoops lol I’m sure it feels a lot better now! Might even get a slight increase in gas mileage too
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