1999 Civic Power Steering Rack Replacement (Part 1) - EricTheCarGuy

[@rattanack1413]

Eric the car guy helping over 1 million honda civic owners with their rack and pinion.

[@Saileahgaz]

I often feel like seeing how difficult something really is, is exactly what helps give me the confidence to get it done. Thanks for keeping it real in this one.

[@bain5872]

I just viewed how a hard working man earned every single dollar that was owed him. My hat off to you Eric!!!! Thank You!

[@hondagarage7612]

I found removing the power steering bracket then reinstalling the two long bolts in the rack holds everything in place and opened up more room to remove the lines. Also pushing the drivers side inner tie rod in all the way allowed enough room to clear everything during removal. I saw this in the video but it was not talked about. Thank you for the great videos. They are a huge help.

[@curlykipper]

It's been a while since I've visited EricTheCarGuy and have to say that I learn a lot from this man. It's important to have good tools, the right tools. Some tools are so handy eg the impact wrench. Makes work light. But above all I like Eric's calm composure and steely confidence to get things done and not be defeated by a pile of iron and steel. Plus he knows what he's doing! Great mechanic.

[@aerospacengineer1]

For those with a 5 Speed Manual Transmission, yes you will have a bit of a challenging time, and there are a few more things that you will need to do. It can be done without having to remove the driver's side inner tie rod. It is not easy, but it can be done. First to note, I did as was suggested and did not undo the hose clamp on the top line, I just spun it off. There was no issue with this approach as the hose itself did not twist, but the fitting just spin in the hose (will have to check to see if this leaks in the future). Now to the additional steps beyond just dropping the exhaust: 1. Disconnect the shifter linkage at the shifter (not at the transmission end). You can try to take it off at the transmission, but this is a roll pin, and it does not like to come out. 2. Remove the rubber boot from the splined shaft that goes into the cabin. 3. Position the driver's side inner tie rod such that the outboard tip is pointing skyward as high as it will go, and slightly forward (this may not be necessary if the inner tie rods are lose and will not hold position, but this is the position that will be necessary to get the part out in the end). 4. Pull the passenger side inner tie rod all the way to the passenger side of the car. 5. Continue pulling the passenger side tie rod such that you actually pull the rack towards you. The goal is that you will actually have the splined shaft outside of the hole that it goes through the bode and about 4"-6" displaced towards the passenger side. The splined shaft will stop on a bead in the sheetmetal of the underbody, but will no longer be in a cutout. 6. At this point, you will be in the best position to wiggle the driver's side tie rod down and past the frame. There is not much room to spare at all (if my inner tie rod were 1/16" longer, this might not have worked). Once the inner tie rod is below the frame, you can remove the rack. Installation has to be done similarly with the tie rods biased towards the passenger side.

[@gorlaconify]

Doing mine in my Prelude tomorrow, Eric was one of the first but KZbin mechanics in general have saved me thousands.

[@rcw9g]

This video is the real deal. I replaced my rack in a 1997 CIVIC in 3.5 hours with breaks saving $600 / $700 repair bill. Couple comments, get and use the penetrating oil, try and get the floor boot on the rack prior to putting it in place, and turn the steering column left/right to shrink the driver’s side to provide the clearance to remove the rack. Mine was a manual transmission model and I did have to drop the shifter rod to get clearance.... Thanks again...

[@neomatrixfree8031]

Thanks Eric! I just did my first R and P unit replacement, following your sound advice. Great help. One thing I would include is that, after unit is completely detached, you may/will have to shift the rack 'axle' INSIDE of the R&P unit, all the way to the Right/Passenger side of the car, in order to get the clearance needed to get the Pinion shaft OUT of that hole! Great videos, I will always check in with you first!

[@llywelynclark5104]

You rock! This comment saved me so much trouble. I like to think I would have realized this eventually but thank you kind sir. If you are ever on the Big Island of Hawaii I’ll buy you a beer.

[@rjaybruhh]

*_Gotta replace mine on my 97 hatch… 🥹 watching this to make sure im fully prepared to pick one up at the junk yard._* 👨🏽‍🔧

[@crownedroyal2003]

You have to give Eric credit for keeping this repair as close to DIY as possible. For a technician to have worked on a hoist for serval years and then go back to working off jack stands and a floor jack sucks. For the amount of cost and work it saves to have a hoist he hasn't installed one.

[@BrettonFerguson]

I just finished replacing the rack and pinion on my 1991 Honda Civic. I used this video to figure out how to do it. The 1991 has 3 hydraulic hook-ups. The third one broke while removing it. I had to re-tap the holes for the mounting bolts when I put it back on. Also, Napa ordered the wrong one. Apparently I have a late year 1991 Civic, so it has a 1992 Rack in it. When I got the old one out, the new one was completely different, They ordered the correct part and had it in the next day. The bolts on the exhaust had been on 23 years, so they broke. Other than that, no serious problems I couldn't overcome. I saved $500. The shop wanted $700 to do it. I spent under $200 in parts. Thanks Eric!

[@kaiorafael429]

how did you remove the bolts?

[@mitchumleis6535]

Well I followed your video and hell ya. I am not a mechanic at all but with your help I changed out my R&P on my 1997 Honda Civic in less than 4 hours. No leaks and works great.....Thanks a ton!

[@Dassick89]

Just a tip, if you have recently had an alignment done and you're doing this yourself. You can measure from the center of the front tire, both sides front and back. write down the measurements usually something like 1/16th or so of toe in (varies). Then when you put everything back together you can just use the measuring tape to re align your front tires to what they were. I have also aligned my car this way. Just make sure you park the car on a flat surface and let it roll to a stop

[@olddog605]

Does 3.5 hours to do this job @ $75.00 per hr. sound right I'm 75 years old and disabled (can't do my own work anymore) got a quote from a come to your home mobile mechanic. (I buy all parts) Thank you for the video.

[@ConstitutionMattersMost]

2000 Civic, changed out the Rack along with the left lower ball joint, both upper control arms, outer tie rod ends and the left CV Axle, due to a failed ball joint. Just completed . Thanks again, Eric ! Great instructional videos.

[@fractalbased]

Thanks for taking the time to film the procedure. I really appreciate the dialog. Sometimes many times with instructional videos I don't get the commentary making it hard to follow, not in your case. Many thanks.

[@MainStaysTrashCan]

I have always liked the fact that Eric shows automotive repair has it's unexpected difficulties even for the professionals. If you watch somebody like Scotty Kilmer, he can make a job like this seem as simple as a freakin oil change and it's not especially for the DIYer (not hatin on ya Scotty its just my opinion). I always watch one of Eric's vids before I *attempt* a repair of my own. In fact, I am in the middle of replacing a rack and pinion on 1993 Lexus ES300 right now only to find out they sent me the wrong replacement. *sigh* I guess it shall sit on the jack-stands for another week :(

[@DanielFreeMan365]

good point

[@ابوعبدلله-ج7ج]

Blake Caban ن

[@Afrattzz1]

You could also wrap the seatbelt in the steering wheel and click it in and that will hold the wheel straight. That’s actually in Toyota service info, works great.

[@TheTrock311]

Nice view Eric love the video im in school now for mechanics learning alot from you video are very to the point an inspirational

[@travismallaber7683]

On my 98 Civic, I had a terrible time fishing the rack out of the subframe after unbolting everything. But I figured out that by turning the shaft on the rack all the way to the left, (after disconnecting the steering u-joint of course), thereby shortening the clearance of the left inner tie rod as much as possible, fishing it out becomes a breeze. I did the same for installing the new part. But first, I measured the entire span of left to right to be almost exactly three and a half turns. So after turning it all the way left to fit it into the subframe, I turned it back half that distance- one and three-quarters turn- to put the rack back in center position before reconnecting it to the steering shaft. Hope this tip helps someone! :)

[@Paulster2]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it or not, but when doing a rack on a manual tranny Civic, you have to drop the two shift rods. They are in the way just like the exhaust is. Thanks for a great video, Eric. Helped a lot.

[@JnxakaBeasie]

do you mean shift linkage?

[@joeleonard7878]

Luckily for Eric he was dealing with an automatic

[@bournebergeron3765]

Came here to ask what I dropped. Countless hours spent removing the rack. I removed the driver inner tie rod, had to cut the high pressure hose. I'm not sure how I'm going to get the new one in.

[@jungleking007Channel]

Yes, flare wrenches are your friend! Found that out the hard way trying to pull the lines off rack to my 98 Saturn. Was using a standard wrench and it rounded the nut so had to pull out the vice grips. Like he said use the right tools the first time. lesson learned!

[@babynugent]

I second the safety glasses, Eric. Two weeks ago I dropped my tension rod bracket on my face, and my safety glasses deflected it!

[@Ryandavis33]

ETCG...i just wanted to let you know that because of your vids i am no longer afraid to repair something big on my car. Thanks!

[@MrWhite2222]

Excellent, great video. Thank you so much for taking the time to upload. Helps me tremendously. I have the work manuals but a video is worth a million words. Cheers.

[@paulpatt5481]

Great Video . Please make a rack and pinion replacement video for the 1997-2002 Honda CRV AWD.

[@ericbpotter]

I'm doing this job on a 98 Civic EX. You ain't joking about rounding of that pressure line fitting nut. It ruins your whole day, month, and year. I was even using a flare wrench and penetrating oil. I finally took a hack saw to the line. Still can't get the return line fitting out though. Got the hose off, but the rack won't come out with the fitting on, figures.... Going to try a flare wrench on it like a did with the other if I can find one the right size. Otherwise, my hacksaw will get some more work. Thanks for your video.

[@jayman4095]

Words can't describe how happy I am you made this video I'm doing the same thing on my 99 Civic, turned out way easier than I thought in my head lol

[@michaelbloom5342]

+EricTheCarGuy The wife's 2000 CR-V needs a rack. These videos are OUTSTANDING, and my son and I will being using this next weekend. I already got under there, the CR-V looks bolt-for-bolt identical. Thanks Eric!

[@johnathangrey3463]

Eric the cool car guy likes jazz. That's kick ass.

[@macmaccourt]

@EricTheCarGuy - Since this is an automatic, there is no shift linkage 27:13 to get in the way of the removal of the rack. I've been fighting this for a week. My 1999 Civic Si has 346K on it so to remove the fittings is a nightmare! How do I remove the steering rack from a standard shift Si!?

[@miyuru07]

Plan to do this tomorrow 99 Civic. 485k miles original engine and trans and replacing original rack and pinion. Thanks for the video

[@geo6892000]

I agree, you tube videos like this one save us back yard mechanics a LOT of headache. Thanks Eric :)

[@jennabobenna3631]

Eric, you the man. Also, the radio code typically located on a sticker stuck to the underside of the ashtray...

[@marcusf4940]

Great video even though it took me like over 9 hours. When it comes doing this on a manual transmission it changes a alot. I had a lot of trial and error figuring stuff out. I recommend taking off exhaust first then also taking off the shift linkage from the transmission. That means you have to take off the “b*tch” pin. Then start taking out the rack and pinion so you get that stuff over with. Also make sure to push the inner tie rod into the r&p on the left side to make it an easier removal at the end. A great video though that helped a lot. Thanks to eric

[@668lafleur]

Eric! Thanks so much. This video helped me do this 100% on my own. Only difference is with a manual you have to undo the shift linkages. Thanks for the great video!

[@noncog1]

Been sub'd for years, then looked up this job and your vid came up first. Was quite glad to see. Thank you.

[@thec4ke]

Eric, my wife drives almost that exact car, 99 civic D16Y7. Lucky me. :P Thanks for showing the specific jacking procedure you use. I was never totally comfortable putting the jackstands on those pinch welds, but seeing you do it gives me more confidence.

[@frugalprepper]

Thanks Eric. I am fixing a $200 beater with a heater 97 Civic for my oldest sons first car. This was a real help in doing the rack and pinion in it.

[@shuav8943]

June 6th 2021, :49 pm currently at work watching this to help me with this install. Thanks.

[@nelson820032003]

Thank you so much for such and awesome and detailed video. I just changed the rack and pinion on my 1998 and your video made it 100% easier.

[@era562]

No lie , his videos have saved me a whole lot of money. I wouldn't mind donating to ETCG

[@mixedboi]

Eric you are the best man, and when i say best i mean best, when I look how that rack was coming out, I imagine myself how frustrated I would be, you have a lot of patience

[@stephenwest5469]

I'm about to tackle this job tomorrow. This video has given me the confidence to do it. Thanks Eric!

[@tearabite]

You know what? Your videos rock. If for no reason other than the fact that you don't spent a minute and a half with a cheesy and pointless intro sequence. Thanks for all the great work!!!

[@bishopsdiyautorepair5437]

Thanks for the video Eric it helped me change out my rack and pinion which was not necessarily easy also replaced all lines and pump it ended up being a 3 day project because of unforeseen difficulties :) but got everything changed out and is running smooth with the new steering .

[@lamarafat1]

I would like to say thank you very much. This video helped me a lot to fix my car without any problems

[@JasonTylerRicci]

Currently tackling this project. Mines a 5 speed so I also needed to remove the shift linkage and dampening rod. There's so much to remove! But it's not that bad of a job. Thanks for sharing

[@SmokinJoeTrainer]

Just wanted to say thanks man. I was changing the rack on my 99 civic yesterday, and was having a bit of trouble until I watched your video. It saved me a couple of hours for sure. I had the extra fun of pulling the "bitch pin" (clinch pin) out of the shift linkage, but it was over and done after about 7 hours, and runs great.

[@rnastythe13th68]

2021 and im watching this for my civic.. great video man always the best car fixing videos!!

[@cerobsan]

It's so hard to do without a camera and you can do that with a camera in hand, you are the guy!

[@incognitotorpedo42]

OMFUG, What a PITA! I'm replacing the power steering fluid lower return line on one of these in a couple days, and it's looking from Eric's excellent video that I'm in for some annoyance. Oh well, at least I'm not doing the rack! Thanks Eric, you're the man.

[@erichartlage3675]

I always just drill the pins out with a drill bit. Just go slow. I love your videos very helpful and makes life easier.

[@thenite187]

First off, I'd like to say, I wish everyone had your personality. Life would be so much better. LOL Reading through the manual, it says to remove the rear engine mount bracket and jack the engine block up 40mm (I wish I could post a pic, but it seems to be near the where the mounting bracket is located), This should allow enough room to move the rack all the way to the right to clear the exhaust and rear beam. The illustration in the manual shows that drive shaft disconnected, but I'm not sure if it is necessary as it doesn't mention it in the removal instructions. It does say to be mindful of any hoses or pipes while jacking up the engine and never raise in farther than necessary to remove the rack - 40mm should be enough - a little over 1 1/2 inches - less than 1 5/8". It's one extra step anyways, maybe two if you have to remove the driveshaft, but it should help with not dealing with a potential of braking hard to find exhaust bolts.

[@jc209714]

Good video. After watching all the hard work you did by installing the rack opinion I was tired all that work.

[@lucaszak3597]

Thanks for the great video Eric. I used it to help me with replacing steering rack on a 2001 Honda CRV 4WD with a 5spd. Where I ran into the problem was when I tried to remove the old rack after unbolting it. It turns out that on the first generation of the CRVs, you are forced to remove the A exhaust pipe as well as disconnect rear drive shaft and remove the 4WD transfer case. Between tight spaces and 16 year old nuts and bolts, this turned into a decent projects. LOL. Nevertheless, thank you again for all the pointers.

[@222_tactical]

It’s been a while sense this comment but do you remember why you had to drop rear drive shaft ? Was it for clearance issues ? I need to do this on my 98 crv and there are ZERO vids

[@lucaszak3597]

@@222_tactical Yes, there is no way to access all the fasteners without removing the driveshaft as well as the transfer case. Good news is that the tiny transfer case comes out rather easily. Second generation CRV make this job so much easier. Even with the transfer case, it was a tight fit but very achievable. From what I remember, getting some of the hose fittings/high pressure lines undone was very difficult. I would strongly recommend flare nut wrenches (10/11 and 12/14mm) as well as long reach hose players (3/8 and 1/2 or maybe even 3/4") for unhooking and rehooking of the power steering hoses. I also had to disconnect the steering column = you have to loosen the the steering column universal joint spline on the inside of the vehicle above the pedals. Try to remember and retighten that afterwards. I remember complaining to myself about how much more loose the rebuilt steering rack was until I remembered to tighten that universal joint on th einside of the cab. LOL

[@hobieslug45]

you pick one of the toughest jobs to start with. for someone not mechanically inclined you have guts.

[@fofo4meeee]

im going from my ps rack on my 99 to a cx manual rack ive already pulled the manual rack at the junk yard was very easy to do took maybe 30 mins after watching this video to get it out with basic hand tools we had to drop the exhaust and the shift linkage on the cx Thnaks for this video my install should and will go with out a hitch!

[@CharlesLopez91]

thanks to this vid i replaced mine on my 93 integra. my metal hoses were out in the open at the bottom so it was much easier. thanks for the vid

[@jdmfreak92]

ERIC you are the man! I have a 99 civic and just noticed my rack was leaking perfect!!!

[@SamOperchuck]

im just here to say that idk how Eric makes videos like this without swearing

[@ricochetx]

About to spend my weekend tackling this one. There's no way I'd be attempting it if not for such a detailed video like this.

[@Chris-fm5hm]

I have just done this repair. The job is very tricky with the hoses. Eric is able to get a wrench around that impossible nut and losen it but the key is to just cut that hose clamp off and then put new ones on.

[@lonniespires4613]

Eric, great video. all of your videos are easy videos to watch. just like to make a note, maybe you can add a subtitle note in the video. when you actually pull the rack down you said "this may be the hardest part of the journey", and then pulled it right out. this part was a bear for me this weekend, but an added note would help and I figured it out after three hours of fighting, pull the inner tie rod toward the passenger side and this will pull the drivers side tie rod in giving easy clearance. It did not dawn on me to try this until my wife was like, "what if I try to help by pulling on this" and bam the thing practically fell on my chest. did the same for the install. knowing this, the hardest part getting room for the flare wrench on the in/Out lines

[@ant4160]

I just replaced the power steering rack on my 2002 Honda Civic LX. After watching this video, I convinced myself I could do it. For those of you with a 2001/2002, just a heads up that the rack is not in the same location and does not drop out of the bottom. Later model Civics have nothing in common with this video.

[@mikefennema5561]

The placement of those tie rod lock nuts is incredibly important. If you are off by 1/6 of one turn it will put your alignment out of spec.

[@ffgmds1362]

You're a genius on my life. I'm only use to his channel for my 2 old dirty civics. Yks

[@ThoughtLongAndHard]

A great way that I get the cotter pins out mostly undamaged is using either needle nose or regular pliers to clamp down on the tail ends of the cotter pin. once they are straight or straight enough you can add a flat head screw driver to the loop side of the cotter pin and either lever it out or get a hammer and punch it out with ease. I would never suggest running the bolt over top of the pin because most times you will not be able to clear the hole in which is goes through the ball joint thread.

[@langtm]

Yes great job on the video. On my '98 Civic SI I had to also drop the 5-speed shifter linkage at the "stick", as the other end, was "riveted" going into the transmission. By dropping the perpendicular linkage rod, this allowed a few more degrees of wiggle room once the rack was loose. Yes I had to remove/drop, the exhaust too at the end of the headers/Cat-side. Because of the 5sp manual story, in this case, one HAS-TO remove the left inner tie-rod linkage and thus shorten the total assembly length by (whatever 10" or so), then, the left side drops out first with about 1" clearnce. I found no other way to remove it as your hindered with owing a "standard transmission". Did it with jack stands and such. Including a brake job (while I was there), changed the spark plugs, taking my time (lots of 2min breaks), took me about 8 hours to get it out and about 6hrs to get it in (and tires-on, fluid bleed etc). The most tedious was the ensuring you didn't screw-up/strip the threading of the power steering line "nuts" on the install portion. In my case, the metal line nut wouldn't go in straight (by hand) unless I semi mounted the rack back-in, and at that point, the nut angle aligned with the hole. It's too hard to see, underneath, why it's not threading right w/o it semi secured. Plus reinstalling the inner tie-rod, once "up" was semi-challenging. Not the threading of the actual inner tie-rod but the applying a fresh new rubber boot that's still stiff and new, over the actual end of the rack (as you have access, physically, to only about 3/4 of it once it's "up"). Applying the fancy metal, pull-back tie-wrap clip on the inner side of the rubber boot took some patience. Lastly. I'm a single owner of my '98 Civic with 582,000 KMs (361,000 miles for our USA friends) and have religious yearly October "Rust Checks". Once I removed the gunk on the head of the bolts with a wire-brush, the bolt head was perfect and so was the bolt and inner socket threads. I believe this helped moral in moving forward. As Eric suggests - take your time. If you rush it, you'll screw it up and you'll be doomed. I have more tools than most but it can be done safely in your drive way with patience and your semi mechanically inclined. Hope this helps others. Mark - Toronto Canada

[@user-ko4vv4ux9m]

Eric your videos have saved me lots of money. Can you please make a video on replacing the rack and pinion on a 2004 Corolla please???

[@Rubesmanzenski]

I used this video to help guide me through changing my rack and pinion, one thing I don't think was mentioned, I could not get mine in without taking it out of being centered, meaning, to fit the new rack and pinion I had to make one side shorter. too forever before I realized, I had no choice

[@Yozzy1986]

Hi Eric! Thnx for the great video. i replaced my steering rack from my dutch civic 1.5vtec 1997 this video helped me a lot, but the difference between this type and my own civc is that mine didn't had his own frame but to get it out i had to lower the subframe, discon. the exhaust and gear stuff. then shift the tie-rods to left and right.. anyway pretty hard to get out and harder to get in back in again.! did work fortunately! THNX

[@sulavaca]

As a serious piece of advice, I always use brake grease (A.K.A. copper slip), which is also, often made with aluminium to coat exhaust bolts and nuts. It's excellent at preventing corrosion, and makes disassembly so much more of a breeze, far into the future. As a matter of fact, I used to work at a main dealer as a technician, and to make my life easier, on P.D.I. (Pre-Delivery-Inspection), when a vehicle was fresh off the production line; I'd go over the entire exhaust system and coat all bolt/nut joins with copper slip. Thus, always enabling my future repairs to go so much easier. I used to work in the U.K. which is a cold place, and where they spray salt on the roads in winter (a major cause of vehicle corrosion). In a place like this grease is your friend, and don't be afraid to coat anything which is a fixing, and which isn't rubber or plastic in it. Just know your grease and which to use on which fixing. Brake grease is to be used on exhausts as it won't burn up at exhaust temperatures. A good, aluminium brake grease (although copper grease is also fine) will require a couple of thousand degrees at least to start burning and exhausts, generally can't get that hot. You can also apply this grease to the exterior welds (which often corrod earlier than the rest of it) of the factory exhausts. Again, this significantly increases the life of the exhaust.

[@nattsojaqs9822]

jamie alton Severely underrated statement. All you hear is people complaining about grease under cars. They should stop whining and appreciate that grease helps a heck of a lot to prevent and slow down corrosion.

[@jonathanchevallier7046]

I replaced my power sterring rack. Thank you for this detailed video, it's help me a lot ! ;-)

[@cerobsan]

Not anyone can fix the car and film it with that level of quality! But eric does!

[@onytabrayericmay]

my boss did this for me when i replaced a rack on a maxima of this era...put the seatbelt through the steering wheel!!!

[@Reebang]

Nissan Maxima which year ?

[@onytabrayericmay]

Im just saying to put the belt through the wheel will keep it from moving if your dont have a wheel holder like they use in alignments

[@quickguesswho]

I dont even own a honda and watched the whole vid and cant wait till for part 2.

[@wookielaney5971]

the folks that are having issues getting the steering shaft back onto the rack.. i just did this today and it was a pain. i made sure that it was turned correctly with the bolt slot and 2 flat sides lined up with each other. hosed it down with some liquid wrench. then used the extension piece of my jack handle to "ease" it back into place. its a tight fit and probably full of crud. good luck!

[@wookielaney5971]

also i did this on a 98 mustang v6. unlike poor Eric here. the mustang was right in the front with nothing in the way

[@michael.sierra]

Thanks Eric, this is todays project.

[@evilcowboy]

Yep I am one of those who spins it passed the cotter pin lol. The adjustment nut is easier to get free with heat. I feel for ya without a lift this is more difficult. I have also found on non collapsible steering shafts after you get the rack moving it will usually come right off of the splines provided the one bolt is out that holds it to the rack. The shop I work in has a lift and it makes it much easier to get a rack out. And if you want an easy rack to remove and replace try one in a Chevy Malibu with the power assist rack. No lines to worry about and only requires removing the steering shaft from it, unhooking tie rod ends, unbolt it from subframe and the whole thing slides right out the drivers side of the car. It is probably the easiest rack you will ever remove from a car.

[@hishamauto]

hisham, from egypt your vids are very very helpful my friend and really inspired me good luck , stay dirty

[@NOBOX7]

Eric you saved my life i think , i never woulda known to go inside the car , not sure if my car is the same but i will be on the look out , they want 2,100 $ to replace my rack and pinion on a 2008 infiniti Journey , so fR Lucas power steering stop leak is working but not sure how long

[@14021955]

Excellent explanation, just one detail: In minute 20, when you explain the thread pitch of the nut, it is better to count the output turns of the steering terminal, it is safer than counting the thread pitch named.

[@Smennyboy]

Thinking of getting a 96 5 series. I have been told they are hard to work on, but I don't really have any experience with them, so you might be right. I really hope so at least, gonna be cold standing outside this winter having to work on it if it breaks down. But it will be good fun next summer at least, probably gonna do a bit of work on it just to learn a bit. Coilovers, sway bars, rims, interior trim etc. Probably not gonna turn out great, but I need to learn how to do it

[@Zephher]

he should just get a pay pal and put a donate button on his site. I would sure donate for him a lift a gift back from the viewers to eric. For all the videos, information and all the money we have saved from his help. I surely appreciate it eric.

[@olgoldboots8]

Eric you are definitely a master mechanic!!!!!

[@FBDYLVR]

Thanks for this video. I just did a rack on a 2000 CR-V and almost everything is the same procedure except for the fact that the steering joint is on the engine bay side of the firewall.

[@alega2691]

Muchas gracias por realizar estos videos completos quitar y poner,apesar de que no entiendo al 100 el ingles lo haces ver facil y muy entendible y me ayuda bastante..eres fregon

[@Azazl187]

I have the same issue with my Honda Eric, dont worry about it haha. Im sorry but watching you struggle with the removal of the thing made me chuckle.

[@peters2511ify]

Just a tip. Whenever counting thread links start at the end not the top of the threads because some replacement parts will have longer thread links meaning the threads go further up the tie rod end connector than the original. Found that out the hard way.

[@eliasshadow5643]

2019 and watching this..

[@HondaFan1989]

Watching this in July 2020 lol

[@patrick_stalefish8236]

Watching this so I can fix my 2000 crv

[@wehaz5204]

Watching this in may 2021🤙🏻

[@erikgutierrez6694]

Watching this in January 2 2022

[@samuelwebster8186]

Watching this in April 2022

[@ryansaldajeno2192]

Good job sir a very useful video for those who want to change that part by there own!

[@Dexter_Solid]

When doing tie rod ends I like to use a vernier caliper that has a sliding arm that comes out the bottom(measures depth) to make sure it goes back on the same, removes guess work and second guessing yourself. Everyone I've test drove after doing this tracked perfect. Also I highly highly recommend wheel chocks when jacking a vehicle, never trust the parking brake.

[@garythron2688]

Eric, Great video. Would you know how to remove the rack and pinion from a 1999 Honda CRV AWD. I can't find a video anywhere. Thank you for any help.

[@garythron2688]

Sorry I forgot to mention it has a manual transmission. Thank you

[@Godzillaeatstokyo510]

When i was assisting my mechanic for a while. We were also doing a Power Streering rack and we were going to flush the fluids. When he was on top ready to flush i was at the bottom and i wasn't paying attention and when flushed the fluids, Power steering fluid went all over my back like as i was taking a shower but a dirty shower then we had a good laugh.Good times!

[@brotherbrian1]

That looked a lot easier to get out than some of the others I've seen you work on.

[@2stroke1971]

Thanks man! Facing this job soon on my son's car and wanted to see what Im in for!

[@TheBumbino]

I love your videos. Some of the best on youtube. It's always funny to see "Eric the car guy" because my name is also Eric.

[@dregenius]

As far as the beeping ignition... Makes me appreciate yet another nice feature that BMW does, in which they only beep if the ignition is on and *then* you open the door (i.e. you're leaving the keys in the ignition and forgetting them haha), whereas if the door is already open and you put the keys in, it beeps three times and stops (because it knows you weren't just driving because the door is open lol). Much nicer to work on a car when it isn't beeping. :P