Steering rack mod question

[Aristides (Aristides Balanos)]

@XjsBanger

And why you want to remove this movement? Bushes are designed to move slightly, unless those are totally trashed - this is the way it should be.

The bushes are designed to absorb vibrations and they can indeed move slightly, but 1/4 of an inch is much me thinks.

@XjsBanger

Rubber washers won’t last long and it will be impossible to retain those correctly

Yaps, not a good idea.

@Dennis_Osieczanek

I am installing the washers to keep the bushings from failing. They are still in good shape and I am trying to extend the life of them. I will eventually change them out with polys. I have been researching this for quite a bit. There are posts suggesting and describing doing this but no one has mentioned whether or not they can be done in the manner I described above.

Power Steering Hoses and Rack Bushings at once

I’m in the process of changing mine but I did not bother to take the original bushings out… En plus, the two lower bushings have a big fat washer embedded on one side. Jaguar sport ? I’ve modified the poly bushings to snugly fill the empty space. I will squeeze in a couple of washers also. I think this will work just as good. Good news is that you can do this gob without disconnecting the hoses or ball-joints. [DSC_0260] [DSC_0261] [DSC_0267_2]

Your existing bushes must be in good shape if you want to do this.
You could also change the two bottom ones with the rack in situ but you will need to get , or make, the special extractor.