I have ’95 850 turbo wagon, has anybody heard of steering
problems,like rack and pinion? I know it needs struts,145000K on the
car, I don’t know if they can affect the steering that much.I was told
it is expensive for rack and pinion repair,anybody have advice on
that?
thanks lion

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On May 13, 11:22*pm, lion <n... (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote:
Yes, steering and other problems are relatively common on older cars.
But they all can be fixed.

Sure - the rack can go bad. The most common problem is blown seals.

Yes, it is expensive. On the order of $1,000 as I remember.

In article <1203163_985a695b05cb632b74e957111a66a84f (AT) autoboardz (DOT) com>,
none (AT) 000 (DOT) com says...
My '95 854T needed a new rack at 110,000 km. No reason given -- our
roads are well-surfaced and the car has been driven moderately since
new. IIRC, it cost ~ $900CAN for a rebuilt rack, installed. No problem
with the struts.

Java

On Wed, 14 May 2008 19:07:13 +0000, Espressopithecus (Java Man) wrote:

The steering rack in my 1996 850 leaked badly at 115,000 km. I shopped
around and got it replaced with a rebuilt rack for about US$700. The
dealer wanted about US$1200.

John