Someone attempted to steal my car last night and they ended up breaking the steering rack because of the type of securtiy I had on it. The Yellow part pictured broke off from the green part (the steering pole).
Can the yellow part be replaced or do I need a whole new Steering pole??




Modified by hondamonkey at 2:29 PM 1/25/2006


Modified by hondamonkey at 5:06 PM 1/25/2006

 

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that part just bolts in there so i don't see why not......... i don't know if a dealership would sell just that part but i would try going to a junkyard and see if u can get just what you are looking for..... you can get a complete steering column for around 30 usually so thats not that bad.... pain in the *** but at least they didn't get your car

 

yea, i'm going to have to be replacing my steering column here soon...same thing happened to me but they just bent something, didn't break. Looks like im constantly taking a hard left when i'm going straight...fuckign sux.

 

thanks i have a 95 integra steering rack at home i guess i can use that

 

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bump anyone else know- i called acura and they want 300 plus for the part and $89 for 4 hrs labour-

 

Everything in the box labeled #1 is what you will need. You cannot by the pole or the yellow part seperatley. Thus the $300 quote for parts. And labor typically runs $75/hour.

 

i see that i cant buy the yellow part separetly but could i get the nut or whatever that holds it togetheir, from another car- will it work?

 

nice to hear that u still have the teggy home, keep it safe . NY is getting to crazy

 

pics of how it look and where it disconected

 

Looks like the U joint on the steering column. Sorry to confirm that you will need the whole thing.

Damn thieves

 

From the pic the only way you can purchase that item is to get the whole thing (#1 in the picture). However if you went into a wrecker you might be able to just get the peice you need (yellow) and somehow bolt it up again.
Good luck
-Rik

 

thanks for the replies

 

better that, then them stealing and stripping your whole car. but ya it still sux.

 

local junkyard will sell the whole steering columm for bout $150 w/airbags...

 

I would buy the complete part.. It works just like a yoke.. Just buy a hole setup and save the bullshit that it going to be in the long run..

 

where did you get that picture at?

 

pictures are from
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/jsp/home.jsp
best and lowest price online site for OEM acura parts

 

is is definately worth replacing the whole thing- but e-mailed my mechanic pics and he said the part that I need to put the u joint back in is called the "Knuckle"- im trying to find out how that looks and how i can it get on now??? Anyone know what that is????

 

Anyone know how difficult (in terms of hours) to replace a column? I'm doin it this weekend i think, i may just make a writeup.

 

well when u do put it back get an american lock (at home depot ususally 30$) when the cars parked turn the wheel allll they way to the left where u can fit the lock in the hole. Like that at least they cant break it between those points and harder to steal

** edit** is that why they broke the whole steering column because you had the lock? **

 

doing that write up will be good

 

Keep it safe. They'll be back.