Steering Rack needs replacing...

Hi Hoggy

First of all sorry to hear of expensive repair bill.

As with any steering system, let alone steering racks, the components eventually wear to the degree where they need adjusted - more usually on ball joints where shims can be removed - or replaced. Steering racks however are best suited for lighter vehicles, as the pinion has a lot of stress placed on it moving the rack on heavier weighted vehicles, especially with bigger wheel/tyre sizes. I wouldn't like to comment specifically on freelanders, but 140,000km is not a poor figure; plus if only we all knew when components were going to reach the end of their duration....

I can't comment on aus' pricing, but if it gives an idea, a new rack in UK would cost in order of £560 - £600. Even allowing for shipping and currency conversion (and labour?), $4k seems ridiculously expensive.

i agree that does seem a tad high for a rack.. outback jack has a nice rack but i don't know if its for sale and he's in the same colony as you.

Welcome HOGGY!

They want to change your rack but havent give you a good reason and you dont think theres anything wrong with it,judging by your "surprise"

Tell em to Ferk off mate!
sounds a bit suspect to me

Gday mate!

Thanks for your replies to my post, it was actually repaired by ULR [the largest Land Rover dealer in Australia] for not much money at all in the end. It seems that the original advice [from the Land Rover dealer in Canberra] that it couldn't be repaired was somewhat "lazy" advice as it turned out. It just goes to show that it always pays to get a second opinion or preferably an opinion that you trust! I still have my Land Rover and it is going beautifully after more than 180,000 kms. Cheers and thanks again for your interest

fair play slob, i think you have won

next please!

Oy! aint you two got ****in ollodys to sort out

yup but we're waiting fer the list of peeps to grow ....we need replies to enable us to get a damm good price instead of just a good price

Ffs you tryin to charter the WHOLE ferry

put it this way, if we can get 42 the price drops dramatically

why not it would be cheaper..maybe we could go fer one of them big russian transport planes

Mrs mondo's 43 NOW can she go fer nowt?

any more talk of mrs mondo going fer nowt and i'll double her ticket

slob said:

any more talk of mrs mondo going fer nowt and i'll double her ticket

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dont do that, she'll want to take twice as much crap with her

Shes from yorkshire dont ferget she like to get her moneys worth

are you gonna kidnap grunt on yer way down cos he's scared to come on his own

Oh yer! where the ****s grunt gunner fit in the back o the hippo with all the crap she squeezes in

put him on a chair on the roof like grannie clampett