Steering rack removal.







Years ago, this car leaked its power steering fluid all over the driver's side subframe. Bad return hose. It's pretty dirty.











Steering rack bracket and mounting hardware cleaned up.









The rack bushings are in beautiful condition with zero indication of wear. They got the MK4's right!









A little cleanup of the rack itself showed the factory cast aluminum shine.
















Amazing what a little simple green and red scotchbrite will do








Even the cotter pins on the ball joints and tie rods looked good












Before








After







Finally got the new rear axle done in my 4Runner so I took a little break from the MKIV to get that up and running.