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240 Rebuild Kit for ZF steering rack?

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below the surface
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Aug 18, 2013
Location
New Orleans
1986 245 M46

My ZF steering rack was leaking very badly, so I bought a rack from a local salvage yard to replace it. The replacement turned out to be a CAM rack. After installing the replacement, I found it is leaking from the input shaft. Not very much, but enough that I would rather get my steering rack leak-free.

So I took my ZF rack to a local steering rebuild shop. They said their supplier didn't have a kit for rebuilding it.

But they're selling the kits on ebay?

Like this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/223528824897

Sure, bring us the kit and we'll fix it. But if it's not right, you'll get the rack back in pieces.

They also pulled out the rack on the toothed side and took a look at it. They saw some scratches, but no pitting, and they said it could be rebuilt. They seemed to have total confidence it could be done if they had the parts.

So is that ebay kit correct? Here is a picture of the data plate from my ZF rack.

https://imgur.com/nmbQLVR

The part number 7832155 is on the rack as well.

I sent that image to the ebay seller with the same question, but haven't heard back yet.

I also found this site selling a kit: https://powersteeringseals.com/product/volvo-240-series-1979-1988/

Anyone have any experience with either "Best Parts Online" or "Power Steering Seals" and their rebuild kits?

My alternative would be the Maval rack from FCP, but many of the threads on the Maval complain about it leaking.
 
According to my email with Jorgen back in February, they are no longer rebuilding these racks.
 
Fwiw, I tried to get an exchange TRW steering rack for my 240 and found that Elstock racks were not available anymore. I'll email them to check for sure but it seems like there are less suppliers for these parts.
 
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I have no experience with it yet... but wonder if its a good service we should offer and get acquainted with.
 
The problem with moving these things around for rebuild is the shipping cost. Rebuild parts kits are cheap and can be found but finding someone experienced locally to do the work might be difficult. I would certainly try it myself with a $20 kit before sending it out to someone else that had never done one before.

Just in case one of my two cars has another failure, and I have replaced racks in both, I have a kit and a leaking ZF rack standing by. Another little one of life's little education moments.
 
I placed an order last month. Still waiting...

Same. I got a UPS tracking # the day after I ordered. That was a month ago and it's still "waiting for UPS pickup"

I've called 4 times to see whats up and they put me on hold for 10 minutes then say "we'll call you back when we get ahold of the warehouse guys." Shockingly no calls back.
 
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