As I understand it, most of the problems with the racks is a result of their center take-off design. For reasons I don't completely understand, the location of the attachment to the tie rods compromises the strength of the unit overall. At least, that's what I recall reading quite some time ago. The design is flawed, not the execution of it, and so the racks will fail earlier than they should.
The point I was trying to make is that the quality of rebuilds has gotten so poor, and the replacement of a rack and pinion unit in these cars is so labor intensive that it really only makes sense to buy the best parts available. To the best of my knowledge, the best available are the new units available at the dealership. The design is still compromised, but at least it's assembled correctly and should last far longer than a rebuilt unit. The rebuilt Cardone rack I had put onto my 1998 was garbage. It worked, but it was noisy and didn't feel right, and wasn't going to last a long time. The same was true for the three Cardone power steering pumps I put on before finally giving in and getting a new Mopar unit. Yes, the new unit was three times the price of the rebuilt. The three rebuilts all failed within a mile or two. Absolute garbage. By the way, these were all purchased from a NAPA store, which in my opinion is a chain that is quickly losing its reputation for quality parts in their quest to be price competitive with Autozone and Checker/Schucks/Kragen/Murrays. Unfortunately, that's the situation Ma Mopar left us in. There isn't a lot we can do about it (except sell the car!) --Geoff On Nov 13, 2007 11:55 AM, Nathan Pralle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Geoff, > > > You will pay more for a genuine Mopar rack, but you will have fewer > problems > > with it. > > I assume if the original Mopar rack was faulty a replacement will not > be, correct? That a replacement would have said faults fixed by now? > Or do you run the risk of getting into the same boat as before? > > Nathan > > > Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> > Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- --Geoff MML Janitor cell (313) 506-7295 / Gizmo ggariepy68 '92 Acclaim *eternal project* | '04 Jeep Grand Cherokee *drunk with torque* | '05 Town & Country *MML thrill ride* [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
