Nice process description enslow!!
How bad was the condition that led to replacing the rack? Was it excessive play? or leaking fluid? This is far beyond anything I could tackle in our modest one car garage. Each time I go to the Parts counter at the dealer, they print out a diagram of the system in question. It's a simple matter for them to 'click-and-print', and the diagrams can just as easily be FAX'd to you.
This diagram for the 97 Riv was scanned a few minutes ago.
Hope it can be useful to others.
Does anyone put new seals in these? or replace the entire unit?
-Ed