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eii
06-30-2010, 01:42 AM
Long story short I cracked/broke my steering rack. They have 'manual' racks advertised and im assuming that means no power steering. I'm wondering what needs to be done in order to properly remove the power steering system so i can use the manual rack.

Thanks

Heres a pic: :biggrin:

http://www.inimi.org/images/steering_rack_1.jpg
CTScott
06-30-2010, 09:37 AM
All 06+ Yaris have Electronic Power Steering. The electric motor is located up on the column, so that might be why so many eBay sellers list the rack as being "manual".

For conversion to manual, you can simply pull the EPS fuse, but the electric motor will offer some additional resistance to turning. You could probably pull the electric motor off of the steering column to alleviate that.

For replacing the rack, check out the power steering section of the service manual:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1768
auxmike
06-30-2010, 10:30 AM
How did this happen?
Would'nt warr cover this??:iono:
eii
06-30-2010, 10:52 AM
All 06+ Yaris have Electronic Power Steering. The electric motor is located up on the column, so that might be why so many eBay sellers list the rack as being "manual".

For conversion to manual, you can simply pull the EPS fuse, but the electric motor will offer some additional resistance to turning. You could probably pull the electric motor off of the steering column to alleviate that.

For replacing the rack, check out the power steering section of the service manual:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1768

Cool, thanks for the info. So if I get one of these racks it will still have electronic power steering, correct?

How did this happen?
Would'nt warr cover this??:iono:

I was gonna get this replaced by warranty, but when I went to the dealer my warranty was out by 1 month :)....
CTScott
06-30-2010, 11:10 AM
Cool, thanks for the info. So if I get one of these racks it will still have electronic power steering, correct?



Correct.
ddongbap
06-30-2010, 11:52 AM
Cool, thanks for the info. So if I get one of these racks it will still have electronic power steering, correct?



I was gonna get this replaced by warranty, but when I went to the dealer my warranty was out by 1 month :)....
I like how you added the :)
eii
06-30-2010, 12:15 PM
lol I was so sad. I was gonna get the entire rack and tie rods (which I also need replaced) for free. $100 off ebay for rack and pinion + tie rods isnt that bad. I actually had been going up to GMR 4 times a week for 2-3 months with my rack like this. Also my hub/wheel bearing was completely destroyed and cracked too which I was running like that for a while too. It was louder than my engine. I replaced the bearing and hub a month ago and its going out again so I'm pretty sure my knuckle is bust too.
ddongbap
06-30-2010, 03:40 PM
I wonder how bad mine is. I've been to the track and many auto-x. But I never do regular checks.
eii
06-30-2010, 07:05 PM
na, yours is good, trust me :)..
yaris2010RS
07-01-2010, 08:24 AM
what did u do?
CTScott
07-01-2010, 08:48 AM
Perhaps a little too much of this?

http://www.tvcrazy.net/tvclassics/wallpaper/oldshows/dukes/jump.jpg
eii
07-01-2010, 10:26 AM
Mmm, not something I like to brag about, but I've learned from my mistakes so I shall share..

Left turn, under steer, right wheel slammed into wall, rear flew up in the air. Replaced the lca and strut, but the + chamber was still present in right wheel. Assuming/most likely frame damage :). Also Im sure that the rack and pinion had cracked from the crash and finally broke off completely about 2-3 months ago. This accident happened almost a year ago.

Pics of the wheel

http://www.inimi.org/images/wall_01.jpg

http://www.inimi.org/images/wall_02.jpg

http://www.inimi.org/images/wall_03.jpg

Pic of hub/wheel bearing

http://www.inimi.org/images/wall_04.jpg

Pic of wheel, bad angle, but theres a few degress of positive chamber

http://www.inimi.org/images/wall_05.jpg
yaris2010RS
07-02-2010, 04:54 AM
U HIT A WALL??!!! u hit an immobile object?? lol, bet u were having way too much fun, lol.

if u havent broken anything ur not having enough fun :)

any body damage? and i can almost assure u have damage on the other side from this.
eii
07-02-2010, 09:05 PM
Dude, that wall came out of no where and moved in front of my car! Yeah i have too much fun and still doing so with my cracked rack :). My side skirt on that side got super scratched up and some tiny unnoticeable scratches on the rear door. My friend did the same exact thing at the same turn in his civic ef. He had some nice volks on, his wheel literally disentigrated. :)