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2006년식 · ACV40 (2006-2011) · 2.4 자동

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I took my 2006 Toyota Camry with 4-cylinder engine in for a state-mandated safety inspection and the mechanic failed the vehicle claiming that "the steering rack is completely broken" and quoted $2500 to replace the rack, and the fluid and do an alignment. Since I had just driven the car for two hours, I was deeply skeptical about "completely broken" so put it up on the lift in my garage and it appears to me to be nothing more than a torn boot on the passenger side and some fairly minor leakage, which is to be expected on a vehicle with 205,000 miles on it. Power steering f

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Since you have to take it all apart to replace the bellows (yes, you can buy those by themselves), take the inner tie rod end and completely clean it. Get rid of all grease/whatever you find. Since the bellows have been split (looks like it's been a while), it'll have some amount of crud/grime/grit in there with the grease. Get rid of all of it. I'm assuming it is easiest to remove the tie rod ends on the side (assuming it is one side) with the torn bellows. I'd suggest you do that over removing everything together (ie: removing the rack & pinion). If you can, keep the entire length of the tie rod (both inner and outer) together. That way you Shouldn't have to have it re-aligned when you put it all together. If you do have to take the inner apart from the outer tie rod, make sure to count turns so you can get it back to the right length. Once cleaned, manipulate the rod end to see how it feels. If there is ANY slop (sideways or in/out), replace it. If it feels like it is really eas