VANAGON archives -- May 2013, week 4 (#181)

Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 12:16:38 -0700 Reply-To: Gene P <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: Gene P <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Power Steering Rack Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Trying to avoid a small stuff error here. Is there a magic I'm missing to removing the plastic cap from the input shaft of the steering box? Talking about the splined steering gear pinion.

You can see the cap in Bentley 48.4 but there is nothing there about removing it. In the archives I found only one entry asking where to get one since the rebuilt rack came without one, and a me too.

Since the rebuilt racks don't include that cap, seems clear the idea is to transfer it with the line fittings, but I've already applied more force than most Vanagon plastic will tolerate and no give.

So is there either a method I'm missing or a source when I destroy it?

Thanks, gp 87 Wolfsburg

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