Any advice on rebuilding an '89 240 steering rack, there seems to be kits out there?

jamesinc changed the title to 240 steering rack rebuilding .

The best kit I've seen is the one IPD sells, it covers all the CAM racks

Do iPD still sell it? I went looking just to see how it compared to the AU$200 that a new rack costs, and (a) was shocked that a new rack now costs closer to AU$800 and (b) couldn’t see a rebuild kit.

That new steering rack is for left hand drive vehicles

5 days later

Stoonly I'm a bit surprised if an 89 240 has a ZF rack…I thought most of the later cars had CAM. Might be worth posting a pic or maybe it's been swapped out before? I guess Volvo did mix and match parts from various suppliers so of course it could be a ZF.

    Thanks Guys, I'll have another look, good to know there is a kit for a ZF though!

    Any know a quick reference to look for on a cam, ZF or TRW rack, I think I read ZF have banjo chose connections or the other way around?

    8 days later

    Back on the tools today, so I have a TRW, thanks Jamesinc and ramrod, cant find a kit for it though, any ideas?

      Stoonly

      This is the one: https://www.ipdusa.com/products/22066/Steering-Rack-Seal-and-Bushing-Kit-MTC-VR582-Volvo-271570

      The only thing the kit doesn't include for a TRW rack is the piston seal/energiser that sits in the middle of the piston. The other parts fit both the CAM and TRW racks. I would just leave the piston seal/energiser alone when you rebuild the rack, it probably doesn't need replacing.

      TRW purchased Cam Gears Ltd at some point, this is why some racks have TRW branding.

          jamesinc I did wonder how similar they were because my eye balls said very similar. Well now a falla knows.

            Thanks Jamesinc, that's great, I did look at that kit from IPD but in there description it initially says cams only so didn't read all the way down where it then says 88> TRW, good to know!

              Classic! good work mate, I ordered it this morning!

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