Rack & Pinion problems

[mindyb4231]

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.

[gmtech1]

Originally Posted by mindyb4231

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.

[mindyb4231]

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.

[FISH96]

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.

[gmtech1]

Originally Posted by mindyb4231

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.

[Tech II]

Even use a vac pump....