[Fot] Steering rack failure at Kcup

[Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley]

Is there any fix for this?  I have one of those in the car now!  Should I
pull it?


On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Greg And Alison Blake <
ablake2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> This weekend at the Kastner Cup race at ECR Dad's steering rack let go
> right
> after the left hand turn at the end of the back straight. Fortunately no
> one
> was injured and the car was ok. Ed Barnard came to the rescue with a quick
> drive to his shop for a OEM rack pulled off the shelf. Dad was ready for
> racing come Sunday morning.
>
> The failed rack was an aftermarket rack. We don't know the orgin of the
> rack
> as it was in the car when he purchased it in 2009.
>
> The rack tube pulled out of the pinion housing.  In looking at the rack
> tube,
> this appears to be a poor design. The steel tube is simple pressed into the
> aluminum pinion casting. There is no evidence of a positive means of
> securing
> the rack tube to the casting.
>
> Needless to say, I'll be sourcing a OEM rack to replace my quick rack
> before
> the next race.
>
> As has been stated before, if you are using a replacement rack, check it
> carefully.
>
> This could have been a very disastrous failure.
>
> We have pictures if you want them.
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