PostalLeggy Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Making a new thread on this for visibility. I just tore apart the steering rack on my 1991 RHD Legacy to find that the internals were quite different from the LHD version that I pulled a junkyard rack out of. Unfortunately this means that the reseal kit I bought is useless to me and I am now trying to figure out if this RHD rack is maybe out of a different model of Subaru and was simply reused for the RHD version? My car was made for the USDM if that helps... On the right is the seal and its retaining gland that I pulled out of my rack, and on the left is the one out of the legacy rack I pulled from the junkyard. As you can see they are quite different and it's got me scratching my head on how I can get this rack resealed and put back together in time for work this weekend and not have to bite the bullet and put it back together without resealing it. I would hate to have to get it aligned only to have to tear it all back out again in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 The only RHD Subaru's i've ever seen are 1990's legacy's. So the simplest guess would be a 1990-1994 and 1995-1999 difference. Only 1990's legacy rack difference Im aware of is the gear ratio, maybe that's the difference here - are the number of teeth/splines on the shafts that would change steering ratio different? Maybe the quicker rack has beefier gland or something to support quicker steering ratio? CARDONE has a rebuild service listed on rockauto.com - for $218 you mail them your rack and they rebuild it and return it to you. This link may not work - but just drill down to your vehicle on rockauto.com and under rack and pinion is a rebuild option: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/subaru,1996,legacy,2.2l+h4,1269873,steering,rack+and+pinion,7388 I assume it would be unavailable if you ordered it but here's Subaru's RHD rack: https://www.subarupartsdeal.com/parts/subaru-rack-assembly-gear-box~34116fa000.html This place appears to have sold rebuilt ones before: https://www.detroitaxle.com/shop/steering/rack-pinion/complete-power-steering-rack-pinion-assembly-right-hand-drive/?vyr=1996&vmk=Subaru&vmd=Legacy&vsmd=Postal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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