Today, I rebuilt the rack and pinion steering mechanism. The sealing boots were torn and the grease looked awfully dirty. Sure, there is a grease port on it and I could have easily settled for simply squirting new grease in and driving the old out, but that's just not in the plan. I disassembled the entire unit, degreased and then washed all the internal parts with water and blew them dry. I did this to make sure that there was no degreaser left on the parts before I greased and assembled them again. I installed brand new OE boots that I got from germany in the last shipment. I also checked the pinion end play per the service manual specs. It definitely feels better, so now I can throw it back in the parts box until I am ready for installation.
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