I purchased a reman rack and pinion assembly from Detroit axle back in early 2019.
It started leaking shortly after install. I got around to pulling it to try a rebuild for myself this time, and once I took it apart I was horrified at what I found.
The grease in the rack was severely contaminated with blasting sand. They sand blast and repaint their parts, but it looks like they didn't bother cleaning it before slapping it back together with new seals. The leak got very severe, as you can imagine, and the extreme wear on the shaft and pinion made it drive like crap. It had a ton of slop in the steering.
I'm pretty pissed, I hope I can get a refund and compensation for my most likely ruined pump and contaminated lines. I am glad I kept my old core, I was able to rebuild it just fine.
It started leaking shortly after install. I got around to pulling it to try a rebuild for myself this time, and once I took it apart I was horrified at what I found.
The grease in the rack was severely contaminated with blasting sand. They sand blast and repaint their parts, but it looks like they didn't bother cleaning it before slapping it back together with new seals. The leak got very severe, as you can imagine, and the extreme wear on the shaft and pinion made it drive like crap. It had a ton of slop in the steering.
I'm pretty pissed, I hope I can get a refund and compensation for my most likely ruined pump and contaminated lines. I am glad I kept my old core, I was able to rebuild it just fine.
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