Where to get NEW Steering Rack
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Where to get NEW Steering Rack
So... I replaced my steering rack 2 years ago with a refurb unit from Autozone.
Today it sprung a leak, and I don't care if it has a lifetime warranty, I don't want to deal with this again. Where can I get a NEW steering rack for my Sc300 that isn't the dealership? Or is the dealership the only place I can do that? Everything I've found online so far has been refurbished. I swear if one more thing on this car breaks it's going up for sale.
Today it sprung a leak, and I don't care if it has a lifetime warranty, I don't want to deal with this again. Where can I get a NEW steering rack for my Sc300 that isn't the dealership? Or is the dealership the only place I can do that? Everything I've found online so far has been refurbished. I swear if one more thing on this car breaks it's going up for sale.
#2
I've only seen rebuilt/ refurbished steering racks for the SC, but there shouldn't really be anything that can fail on a refurbished rack that wouldn't have failed on a new unit anyways. When they get refurbished the hard parts and castings get checked for tolerances, built up/machined back to specs, all new seals, bushings, bearings, washers, bolts, inner steering rods. Not to say that u won't occasionally get a bad unit that had defective parts or lack of quality control, it does happen but isn't that common. I've heard these steering racks should last 100k-150k miles
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My Autozone refurb sprung a leak in short order, too. The lifetime warranty is nice, but paying twice to have it installed...
My general experience is that "refurbished" in the automotive world is code for junk. As in, they took the parts in the poorest condition and tidied them up with the cheapest replacement items available.
My general experience is that "refurbished" in the automotive world is code for junk. As in, they took the parts in the poorest condition and tidied them up with the cheapest replacement items available.
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When I researched to have the steering rack replaced, the advice was to go with a rebuilt unit from a supplier offering a "life time" warranty instead of the Lexus part as those are only 1 year coverage. The shop doing the work gave the same recommendation. Been 3 years and no issues so far....
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