AW11 Manual Rack VS ae86 Manual rack SLOPPY FEEL

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AW11 Manual Rack VS ae86 Manual rack SLOPPY FEEL

Postby overspool » Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:04 am

So, I thought I had an aw11 manual steering rack in my AE86. The rack itself is loose, so I looked up on the interwebs on how to rebuild the rack. I came across this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A3ri-vU1U4

Well, if you jump ahead to about 5:30, he is talking about replacing a plastic bushing inside of the rack. Mine has a metal sleeve. after comparing FSM, I found that I have an AE86 manual rack (i got it from a buddy of mine, it was kicking around in his garage). Here is the FSM diagram of hte AE86 manual rack.

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Re: AW11 Manual Rack VS ae86 Manual rack SLOPPY FEEL

Postby overspool » Tue Jun 03, 2014 5:21 pm

there is a difference between the AE86 and AW11 manual rack and pinion assemblies. it's the bushing that holds the rack in place. The AW11 is a plastic bushing, whereas the AE86 is a metal sleeve/bushing.

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Re: AW11 Manual Rack VS ae86 Manual rack SLOPPY FEEL

Postby sirdeuce » Fri Jun 06, 2014 9:01 am

Can the AW11 rack be rebuilt with the metal bushing? Or would it be necessary to change over to the '86 rack?
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Re: AW11 Manual Rack VS ae86 Manual rack SLOPPY FEEL

Postby overspool » Thu Jun 12, 2014 8:35 am

The 86 rack is more like a metal sleeve insert, whereas the AW11 is a plastic bushing that clips into place. They are not interchangeable.

Here is the 86 manual rack:
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and here is the AW11 rack:
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Re: AW11 Manual Rack VS ae86 Manual rack SLOPPY FEEL

Postby sirdeuce » Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:17 am

Darn, that would be an improvement. Changing bushing type would be easier than sourcing an 86 rack.
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Re: AW11 Manual Rack VS ae86 Manual rack SLOPPY FEEL

Postby overspool » Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:34 am

True, but at the same time, the parts to rebuild an AW11 rack are readily available.