Does anyone make poly (or even alum) bushings for manual racks? All I see is for power racks only.
I'm swapping out my CX rack for a quaife manual rack and while I'm in there, I'd like to get better bushings, but if I can't find any, I'll just get new factory.

 

OEM are perfectly fine.

 

just be sure to get a new rack end bushing. thats the more important thing.

do a search if this is new to you.

 

The bushing your looking is not sold separatly, you cannot buy it, and it is permanently glued to the steering gearbox and cannot be removed. The bushing itself is very thin rubber & only servs as a vibration damper. Since it's completely encased in metal brackets all the time, you shouldn't worry about having to replace it. Even if the ends look dry & cracked, the rubber inside will be in good shape & do it's job. The OEM rubber piece doesn't allow any movment of the rack anyways...

The "rack end bushing" tyson is refering to is #10 in the following pic. It is actually inside the steering gearbox, and will allow all sorts of play in the passengers side suspension if it's worn out. This only happens if your passengers side bellows boot is torn...

 

Thanks for the good post. I ended up buying the rack end bushing, the two little bushings on the bolts (#27) and I ordered a PS rack bushing for that passenger side mount to see if it would work (expecting it not to) I'll just reuse the one I have. Would ordering a new bracket come with the rubber? That rubber has 190K on it, I'd like to systematically replace as much as I can.

 

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No it doesn't come with the rubber. The rubber part is shown in the picture as it is part of the entire gearbox. It is glued on. The weird thing is that the helms manual details exactly how to replace it & where to glue it down, but Honda doesn't sell the part... Hmmmm....

 

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No it doesn't come with the rubber. The rubber part is shown in the picture as it is part of the entire gearbox. It is glued on. The weird thing is that the helms manual details exactly how to replace it & where to glue it down, but Honda doesn't sell the part... Hmmmm.... </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol that figures.