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Old 04-05-2018, 08:30 AM
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Default C6 steering rack needs replacing. Who has the best one?

I need to replace my steering rack in my 2005 C6 because of popping and clunking sounds when turning the steering wheel. The car has 45000 miles on if and a steering failure to me is pretty scary. Where can I get a good steering rack to replace mine that would be a good quality unit and a good warranty?
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We can rebuild your rack for you and return it to like new condition. The rebuild cost starts at $300, if any hard parts need to be repaired or replaced then the cost would go up accordingly.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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A steering rack going out at 45k?? Seems a bit premature.

May want to make sure it isn't something else before replacing.
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Originally Posted by steering_experts1
We can rebuild your rack for you and return it to like new condition. The rebuild cost starts at $300, if any hard parts need to be repaired or replaced then the cost would go up accordingly.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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What is the turn around time? Do you offer core exchange?
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New one will cost about $650, while remanufactured with warrently can be found on the cheap.

https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corv...2005-2013.html
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Originally Posted by PCMusicGuy
What is the turn around time? Do you offer core exchange?
Turn around time is about 2 weeks. We can do a core exchange, which ends up being about $800 after we find the core and have it delivered to us to rebuild.

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If you elect to go with a replacement from GM you'll get the benefit of the '08 upgrades.

From talon90 in 2011:

The good news is that the gears manufactured for parts after July of 2007 for the 2005 through 2007 system adopted the tighter manufacturing tolerances that were introduced on the 2008 model so any newer rack such as a part purchased in 2011) intended for use in the 2005-2007 should have a little tighter feel with a little less play just by using the correct part in the correct system.
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And for what it's worth...mine needed replacement summer '17 at around 60k miles due to popping noises and leaks. The Chevy dealer installed 5 (FIVE!) racks before getting one that was correct. They are all now re-manufactured units if you order GM part from GM. If/when I do it again, I will contact someone like vendor posting above to get a quality rebuilt on my current unit and save the headaches.
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Highly recommend Turn One.
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Steering experts- will your rack leak from the wire grommet or do you have a solution so it doesn't leak there?
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Steering experts- will your rack leak from the wire grommet or do you have a solution so it doesn't leak there?
We seal the wires so that when it leaves our facility it will not leak. We have a very high success rate with our process, but we cannot guarantee that it will be a permanent fix.
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I have Turn 1 pumps and other parts on my car they are great people to do business with. They really know their stuff.
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Originally Posted by RicK T
If you elect to go with a replacement from GM you'll get the benefit of the '08 upgrades.

From talon90 in 2011:

The good news is that the gears manufactured for parts after July of 2007 for the 2005 through 2007 system adopted the tighter manufacturing tolerances that were introduced on the 2008 model so any newer rack such as a part purchased in 2011) intended for use in the 2005-2007 should have a little tighter feel with a little less play just by using the correct part in the correct system.
I looked into having mine replaced with the upgraded GM part from the dealer. Found out that they are all rebuilt and there is no way tell what parts were installed or who rebuilt replacement racks. Might end up with a worse feeling rack than came in the car. looked like opening a can of worms.
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Originally Posted by steering_experts1
We can rebuild your rack for you and return it to like new condition. The rebuild cost starts at $300, if any hard parts need to be repaired or replaced then the cost would go up accordingly.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Thanks!
​​​​​​​Junior
Turn One rebuilt my rack and pump at 100k miles on my 05 due to a leak.
everything works great and no more leaks. spoke to Junior several times ,he was very helpful.
John

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