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kenora · 02-11-2020, 06:12 PM

well it looks like I did some house cleaning and got rid of the steering rack bolt pics but here are the LCA bolts... the passenger side shaft has eroded (rusted away) more that the other but I'm glad I'm changing them..
If some needs to see the steering rack bolts I can take another pic ... I saved the bolts to show friends the crap Toyota put in these cars..

myfirstyota · 02-13-2020, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kenora

well it looks like I did some house cleaning and got rid of the steering rack bolt pics but here are the LCA bolts... the passenger side shaft has eroded (rusted away) more that the other but I'm glad I'm changing them..
If some needs to see the steering rack bolts I can take another pic ... I saved the bolts to show friends the crap Toyota put in these cars..

I'm very impressed you were able to get the rack bolts out and replaced without dropping the subframe. Or did I miss that step?

kenora · 02-24-2020, 09:56 AM

that is correct... the sub frame doesn't need to come out..

I needed to removed the drivers side inner tie rod and boot and then wiggle the rack out the passenger side.. it takes a bit of twist and turn and about 5 minutes but out she came...
on reinstall it goes in the same way... the inner tie rod is installed after the rack is back on..

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02-24-2020, 09:56 AM	#3
kenora Drives: 2009 Yaris LE 5 dr Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kenora. Ontario, Canada Posts: 45	that is correct... the sub frame doesn't need to come out.. I needed to removed the drivers side inner tie rod and boot and then wiggle the rack out the passenger side.. it takes a bit of twist and turn and about 5 minutes but out she came... on reinstall it goes in the same way... the inner tie rod is installed after the rack is back on..