Lowered Saxo steering rack arm hitting power steering pipe

1. stevieboy4 Newbie Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 17

   #1 23rd December 2013, 19:10

   I took my lowered phase 2 vts for tracking and they refused to do it because the o/s steering rack arm was hitting the power steering pipe coming out of the rack is there a mod or do I bend it until it misses ?
   Thanks
   
   
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2. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #2 23rd December 2013, 19:13

   carefully bend it out the way
   
   failing that, the mk1 pipe clears it upto about 80mm
3. stevieboy4 Newbie Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 17

   #3 23rd December 2013, 19:15

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by LSOfreak carefully bend it out the way failing that, the mk1 pipe clears it upto about 80mm

   
   
   
   
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4. stevieboy4 Newbie Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 17

   #4 23rd December 2013, 19:16

   Nice one thanks looks like a pig of a job
   
   
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5. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #5 24th December 2013, 16:05

   Jack it up, place a socket between the arm and the pipe and SLOWLY lower it down
   
   do this a little bit at a time till you have the desired clearence when the car is flat
   
   Ive just recently done mine as the pipe split and ive got just over an inch from the rod to the pipe.
6. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #6 25th December 2013, 01:08

   yeah thats what i did^
   
   although i put a bit of wood there as its a bit softer than a socket
7. stevieboy4 Newbie Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 17

   #7 27th December 2013, 17:30

   Ok thanks I will try it
   
   
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8. LVC Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Le Mans, France Posts: 976 VTS, Hawkeye WRX, Def90 & Freelander HSE (ex-VTR)

   #8 27th December 2013, 21:19

   Mine rubbed through and pissed fluid everywhere - the replacement I got was a redesign or different design (pump back to the rack flexible and solid one-piece) and without bending is a perfect non-rubbing fit on a lowered Saxo.
   
   Sorry in advance that I don't know which model it came from but a scout through the breakers may find you the right one.
   
   Or bend gently the old one - I did this but it still rubbed enough to wear through