is there any companys that make polyurethane steering rack bushings? or any bushings that harder than the stock 16yr old rubber?

 

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contact MRbob86. He might cutt you some out of any material your heart desires, if he has the dimentions.

 

What - are the old ones slipping?
Just shim them with an extra layer of rubber.
Maybe one or two layers of inner tube rubber.

 

Or you can do what I did when I rebuilt my rack- just apply a small bead of black RTV to the remnants of the bushing, at the inner edges...That rack shouldn't move at all with those big-*** clamps & bolts holding everything down...Mine were in pretty good shape, if yours are that shot, the RTV trick might not work, but any sheet rubber of the same thickness should work...

 

hey guys, i get the grave digger award.

i upgraded to a manual rack, does any know where i can get manual steering rack bushings? thanks a ton, i really appreciate the help. I just cant seem to find these online anywhere.

Steve

 

Try Mazdatrix or the dealer.

It's not a Subaru, we don't have sloppy rack bushings. Stock is all you need. I've got practically telepathic steering on my car with a de-powered 15.2:1 rack (welded pinion) and 17's.

 

hey check these out
just got them back from the machinest still waiting for the other half of the driverside. can prolly make more

 

FB05-32-123
FB01-32-124
$14.48 a piece from montgomery mazda.

All I had to do was look in the parts fiche.