And shes home

Willis_98GT · Aug 26, 2008

man these gears are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy different, feels good. new clutch is awesome. and third and 4th are back, with noooo rattles.

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also drove home with a boner.

Javi · Aug 26, 2008

Now get some new tires. :happydrunks: :happydrunks:

WarHorse · Aug 26, 2008

hahaha congrats man, i just got my gears in the mail, cant wait to get them on the car.

im hopein for mid 14's with the parts ive installed.

94darkhorse · Aug 26, 2008

Nice! Gears make a big diff.

Willis_98GT · Aug 26, 2008

Yeah they really do.. i love all the top end power and newly refound torque.

but they only thing is that they couldn't fix the rack leak. so i still have no power steering or brakes, so i guess i'm in the market for a rack.. i'm still going to try to fix it. maybe i can find some sort of really really powerful sealant or something, thats my next project.

i just can't get over how different the car feels.

McCloud · Aug 27, 2008

Congrats man! Gears are definitely one of the most worthwhile mods.

karrarararararar · Aug 27, 2008

Willis_98GT said:
but they only thing is that they couldn't fix the rack leak. so i still have no power steering or brakes, so i guess i'm in the market for a rack.. i'm still going to try to fix it. maybe i can find some sort of really really powerful sealant or something, thats my next project.

jb weld?

Willis_98GT · Aug 27, 2008

Yeah i may give that a try, does anyone have any other suggestions? i mean i guess its gotta be extremely tough, and be able to withstand the heat of the fluid also...

atrainsgt · Aug 27, 2008

I don't know man, repairs like that usually don't go well.

Willis_98GT · Aug 27, 2008

i'm goin to find another rack most likely..

MY97GT · Aug 28, 2008

Congrats Man!! As far as your rack, depending on where the leak is you can try something called 'Seal All'. I used it once on the oil pan of my dirt bike to seal a fairly large hole and it held for well over a year(i blew it up).

Willis_98GT · Aug 28, 2008

the leak is where the rubber meets the end, not the tie rod end, the other end on the drivers side heres a few pictures.

if you look past my fingers their is a ziptie holding the boot on, that has started leaking out of it and the ziptie rotted apart and fell off. so theirs nothing holding the boot there like its suposto be. so i'm at a loss, i used a hoseclamp a little while back, and it worked for a while but then it came apart again, it has to be strong enough to hold with the piston moving out and in each time i take turns, and i guess i eventually worked the clamp loose off of there.

atrainsgt · Aug 28, 2008

Best bet to me is to replace it.

MY97GT · Aug 28, 2008

pull the boot back...clean everything very well...use some "seal all" around the lip...put it back together using a new heavy duty zip tie...zip the tie down with a cable tie gun, not by hand...let sit overnight or according to seal all directions. Won't cost u much, can't hurt. Seal All is solvent resistant and remains somewhat flexible but strong. Using a cable tie gun rather than your hand for the zip tie will get a much tighter seal. This should be better than factory(crappy little squeeze clamps.).

However, that may not be the real problem. I believe that boot is just to keep dirt off the hydraulic shaft. Your real prob is most likely the internal seal around the shaft. You will have to replace it eventually but the above should keep it clean for a while till it goes completely.

Javi · Aug 28, 2008

Hey Willis on the classifieds is a steering rack for sale.out of a 98 cobra said.

Willis_98GT · Aug 28, 2008

MY97GT said:
pull the boot back...clean everything very well...use some "seal all" around the lip...put it back together using a new heavy duty zip tie...zip the tie down with a cable tie gun, not by hand...let sit overnight or according to seal all directions. Won't cost u much, can't hurt. Seal All is solvent resistant and remains somewhat flexible but strong. Using a cable tie gun rather than your hand for the zip tie will get a much tighter seal. This should be better than factory(crappy little squeeze clamps.).

However, that may not be the real problem. I believe that boot is just to keep dirt off the hydraulic shaft. Your real prob is most likely the internal seal around the shaft. You will have to replace it eventually but the above should keep it clean for a while till it goes completely.

however that will be worth a shot, thanks bro. can you link me to the product?