Rack & Pinion problems

I'm on my second A1 Cardone rack & pinion in six months. The first one had bad outer tie rod ends and this one is very hard to turn at slow speed like pulling out of a parking space. I would highly recommend using a AC Delco rack & pinion. If I had done some research first I would have known that people are having problems using a A1 Cardone rack. I paid $174 for my piece of crap rack. I priced a AC Delco yesterday $188 of only I had known.

I'm on my second A1 Cardone rack & pinion in six months. The first one had bad outer tie rod ends and this one is very hard to turn at slow speed like pulling out of a parking space. I would highly recommend using a AC Delco rack & pinion. If I had done some research first I would have known that people are having problems using a A1 Cardone rack. I paid $174 for my piece of crap rack. I priced a AC Delco yesterday $188 of only I had known.


Having been in the automotive repair business for several years, specifically on the GM side, I have installed various different brands of aftermarket power steering components (pumps, gears, racks and lines). I have learned that I will NEVER recommend anything other than Delco replacement pumps and gears. While I have had some problems with them also, they have been few and far between.

This one is coming out in a week or so and I'm getting my money back. I have also worked in the automotive repair business for years, but for the last few years I've worked in a small shop (one mechanic) and I haven't come across THIS problem. I did know better than using aftermarket coolant temp sensors, level sensors etc. and I should have done some homework. My mechanic bled the system with the tires on the ground not lifted like I thought it should have been. What do I know. Would that cause problems? I don't want to act like I know more than him or keep bugging him about my car because you know I didn't pay like a real customer. To me that's the down side of working in a shop. It's hard to complain when your having someone do something for you. If bleeding the system again with the wheels off the ground might help maybe I can get him to do that. And by the way the original rack had 250k on it.

if as you say the system had been bled improperly that could be your problem.
there are many times where the' we/I have always done it that/this way' is no longer proper or acceptable. This may lead to the condemnation of a perfectly properly functioning 'reman' part from a company with an excellent reputation. Air entrained in any hydraulic system will cause, hums, squeals, vibrations, moans, jerky operation and it does not take much.
my experience.

This one is coming out in a week or so and I'm getting my money back. I have also worked in the automotive repair business for years, but for the last few years I've worked in a small shop (one mechanic) and I haven't come across THIS problem. I did know better than using aftermarket coolant temp sensors, level sensors etc. and I should have done some homework. My mechanic bled the system with the tires on the ground not lifted like I thought it should have been. What do I know. Would that cause problems? I don't want to act like I know more than him or keep bugging him about my car because you know I didn't pay like a real customer. To me that's the down side of working in a shop. It's hard to complain when your having someone do something for you. If bleeding the system again with the wheels off the ground might help maybe I can get him to do that. And by the way the original rack had 250k on it.

Bleed the system with tire/wheels off the ground, engine not running.

Even use a vac pump....