Fitting A Xsara Steering Rack

[markw 1]

I have bought a xsara steering rack for my none PAS 205 sprint car, doing some measuring it seems the xsara track is about 40mm

wider than the 205 one, measuring roughly 20mm wide each side, it seems the 205 track rods(the bar bit the the track rod ends screw into) need fitting to the xsara rack, to reduce the overall width, how do i get the track rods off the rack,

the reason i ask is becasue my 205 ones are in much better condition to the s*itroen ones.

 

cheers

 

mark

Edited March 12, 2012 by markw

[Tom Fenton 1,540]

Get the rack in a vice, a pair of stilsons will have them off. They use a strange lock washer effort to stop them coming undone, really you ought to replace these.

[markw 1]

tom.

that was quick,

 

do you mean try and pull the ball ends of the track rods out of the socket???

[Tom Fenton 1,540]

No, undo the housing that has the ball joint. With the boot pulled back you will see. The ball joint has a male threaded part that screws into the end of the rack.

[j_turnell 136 3 Cars]

Alternatively, if the track rods are in good order then you can just cut them down, as generally they are threaded pretty far down. As long as you cut them square so the lock nut sits flush there's no real issue IMO.

[Josh_Quant 27]

bet it was hard to find a xsara with out PAS??

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

bet it was hard to find a xsara with out PAS??

 

I would imagine he's 'de-PASing' it

[markw 1]

josh,

it is a pas xsara rack, my 205 rack is non pas

[Josh_Quant 27]

I would imagine he's 'de-PASing' it

 

How do you do this then lol ?

 

josh,

it is a pas xsara rack, my 205 rack is non pas

 

so your converting it to pas then?

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

Take off the PAS ram and pipes and block up the holes, it's a very common conversion.

[Josh_Quant 27]

is it any heavier than the normal 205 rack though?

 

I know the turn is lot less and so is pas 205 rack

Edited March 12, 2012 by Josh_Quant

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

The Xsara's don;t use the lock tab's inc 306, only the 205's had these, so I tend to use some bearing fit on the threads

[welshpug 1,655]

yes, of course.

 

its like trying to set off in 2nd gear instead of first.