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rack and pinion prices for a LH car
I been look on the net for a rack and pinion replacement for my 1996 Eagle
Vision TSI But, I have confused over the range of prices of this part. From a "low" of $119.95 to a "high" $525.00 Except for the difference between re-manufactured and new. What can explain such a price range? When one say "rack and pinion unit" is it one part, or a group of parts that when combined make up a rack and pinion? And that "cheaper" the unit the more bare bones it is and the more extra parts it need to make it a complete unit? And on the flip side, the "expensive" unit has all the necessary part right out of the box to be installed on said car with-out any more parts? |
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I know I shouldn't respond to the resident troll, BUT...
Its obvious that Noman Numbnuts hasn't ever really looked at an LH car. The rack is a piece of cake to replace, access is incredibly easy. IF you read the FSM and remove the cowl assembly that carries the wipers and wiper motor (a whopping 5 minute job!) BEFORE you just dive in and start trying to get at the rack. Yer an idjit, Nomen. But we knew that..... Nomen Nescio wrote: > Cheap at twice the price. > > Have you seen what a bitch it is to remove and replace? Absolutely no > thought whatsoever was given to serviceability of this component. The > assumption is obviously that it would last the life of the car...but it > didn't. Or maybe it did. Many otherwise good cars are scrapped to the > jumbler 'cause of one major, expensive needed service. > > Sorry, but I didn't do your car design. Chrysler did. > |
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>The rack is a piece of cake to replace, access is incredibly easy
That is not what I been told! I was informed that is a 5 to 7 hour job and that the labor alone is around $500 So who right? |
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Zentraleinheit wrote:
>>The rack is a piece of cake to replace, access is incredibly easy > > > That is not what I been told! > > I was informed that is a 5 to 7 hour job > > and that the labor alone is around $500 > > So who right? Well, I've replaced the bushings on my own 1993 LH car rack (and the only thing else I'd have to do to REPLACE it would have been to remove the two hydraulic hoses, disconnect the steering coupler, and lift it out). The rack has 220,000 miles on it and hasn't needed replacement, though. The bushing job was only about an hour and a half, I'd guess I could've replaced the whole rack in 3 hours easy. I suppose the second-gen (98-up) LH rack might be harder- especially if it has the speed-sensitve power steering option (a good reason to avoid stupid options like that, IMO). But 5-7 hours? Heck, you can change the ENGINE in a 2nd-gen LH in less than that! |
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Actually, Chrysler DID NOT design the basic LH-car platfrom. RENAULT did!
(Premier / Monaco, etc.) When they bought AMC, this platform, and the Toronto-area ass'y plant, came with the deal. Rick "Nomen Nescio" > wrote in message ... > Cheap at twice the price. > > Have you seen what a bitch it is to remove and replace? Absolutely no > thought whatsoever was given to serviceability of this component. The > assumption is obviously that it would last the life of the car...but it > didn't. Or maybe it did. Many otherwise good cars are scrapped to the > jumbler 'cause of one major, expensive needed service. > > Sorry, but I didn't do your car design. Chrysler did. > |
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> suppose the second-gen (98-up) LH rack might be harder
Since my is a 96 I know is a first-gen LH car >especially if it has the speed-sensitve power steering option ( a good reason to avoid stupid options like that) The Vision TSI (Which I got used) came with it standard. The rack has 220,000 miles on it and hasn't needed replacement Well, lucky you. I have 64,000 miles on my car and not only don't I have any power when I turn left. In the past year the themostat, brake lines, water pump (2nd time) and timeing belt all went. Not to mention the AC is not cold, broken driver seat, ABS that won't disengage. and nosiy suspention.. Oh how I wish I didn't get rid of the Aspen so many years ago ;-( |
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Go back to sleep, E :-)
That old rumor is WAY overdue to die- the LH has nothing in common with the Renault platform, EXCEPT the rather uncommon FWD/longitudinal engine layout. The LH platform actually started out as a transverse layout, but was switched due to (among other things) plans to offer an AWD version that never materialized. Reportedly a "mule" that was used to mock-up the LH drivetrain was built on an old Monaco/Premier chassis, and that may have started the rumor. Richard Ehrenberg wrote: > Actually, Chrysler DID NOT design the basic LH-car platfrom. RENAULT did! > (Premier / Monaco, etc.) When they bought AMC, this platform, and the > Toronto-area ass'y plant, came with the deal. > > Rick > > "Nomen Nescio" > wrote in message > ... > >>Cheap at twice the price. >> >>Have you seen what a bitch it is to remove and replace? Absolutely no >>thought whatsoever was given to serviceability of this component. The >>assumption is obviously that it would last the life of the car...but it >>didn't. Or maybe it did. Many otherwise good cars are scrapped to the >>jumbler 'cause of one major, expensive needed service. >> >>Sorry, but I didn't do your car design. Chrysler did. >> > > > |
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What is wrong with the seat? The bolts were covered by a recall and the
tracks were also replaced for free though it wasn't an official recall. The condenser was covered for a certain mileage limit..... I don't have the letters any more..... I got rid of my 94 LHS several years ago. It was a nice car though it rode hard with the wrong tires. I think the water pump was redesigned. Perhaps your original replacement was the old version. Complaining about a thermostat going? That is pretty silly. "Zentraleinheit" > wrote in message ... >> suppose the second-gen (98-up) LH rack might be harder > > Since my is a 96 I know is a first-gen LH car > >>especially if it has the speed-sensitve power steering option ( a good > reason to avoid > stupid options like that) > > The Vision TSI (Which I got used) came with it standard. > > The rack has 220,000 miles on it and hasn't needed replacement > > Well, lucky you. I have 64,000 miles on my car and not only don't I have > any power when I turn left. In the past year the themostat, brake lines, > water pump (2nd time) and timeing belt all went. Not to mention the AC is > not cold, broken driver seat, ABS that won't disengage. and nosiy > suspention.. > > Oh how I wish I didn't get rid of the Aspen so many years ago ;-( > > > > |
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>What is wrong with the seat?
The weld that hold the seat back to the seat bottom broke >The bolts were covered by a recall and the tracks were also replaced for free though it wasn't an official recall Chrysler don't consider a broken weld worthy of a recall nor a company problem. Even tho there is a Service bulletin warning of it. >The condenser was covered for a certain mileage limit.. at 65000 I might be over it >Complaining about a thermostat going? Yes, it the first time it ever happen in any of the cars I own |
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You can't really be planning to argue with somebody that wants an Aspen, can
you? Think, man. "Art" > wrote in message link.net... > What is wrong with the seat? The bolts were covered by a recall and the > tracks were also replaced for free though it wasn't an official recall. > The condenser was covered for a certain mileage limit..... I don't have > the letters any more..... I got rid of my 94 LHS several years ago. It > was a nice car though it rode hard with the wrong tires. I think the > water pump was redesigned. Perhaps your original replacement was the old > version. Complaining about a thermostat going? That is pretty silly. > > > "Zentraleinheit" > wrote in message > ... >>> suppose the second-gen (98-up) LH rack might be harder >> >> Since my is a 96 I know is a first-gen LH car >> >>>especially if it has the speed-sensitve power steering option ( a good >> reason to avoid >> stupid options like that) >> >> The Vision TSI (Which I got used) came with it standard. >> >> The rack has 220,000 miles on it and hasn't needed replacement >> >> Well, lucky you. I have 64,000 miles on my car and not only don't I >> have >> any power when I turn left. In the past year the themostat, brake lines, >> water pump (2nd time) and timeing belt all went. Not to mention the AC is >> not cold, broken driver seat, ABS that won't disengage. and nosiy >> suspention.. >> >> Oh how I wish I didn't get rid of the Aspen so many years ago ;-( >> >> >> >> > > |
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