So my 89 hatch has about a quarter million miles on it now and the steering rack is shot I was wondering if it would be better to get an all new one or to rebuild it with new bushings and a quaife quick steering r&p kit?

 

It's up to you and depends on how much you want to spend and what the purpose of the car is. Mine has 376 000km on it and the steering rack was loose, I went to carquest and bought a brand new one (not rebuilt - no core) for 229$ CAN tx-in, car feels brand new and tight! Money well spent.

 

you can rebuild the manual rack for $10 in parts.

its just the rack end bushing and an adjustment at the pinion.

the extra labor is negligible compared to taking out the rack and replacing it anyway.

 

Could you give some more detail on this? I have heard about this adjustment, but never seen a good explanation or guide on how or what to do.

 

look at the faq.

http://media.honda.co.uk/car/owner/m...SH200/11-4.pdf

 

EDIT:

Thank you for the link. Exactly what I was looking for!

 

Me too! I've already got the rack and subframe out and already have the bushings so I'll just rebuild the one I have to stock specs