The locking ring holding the black passenger end of the rack unthreads counter clockways. Then the Black painted section can be removed by sliding off the main rack along with the bypass line from the tube house to access those seals. The rack itself can now be removed to access the rack seal. Then stand the whole housing on the end where the black housing was removed from and tap it lightly up and down on something solid to remove the internal housing tube with more rack seals. The unit is now totally dismantled and can be fully resealed now. Where the rack teeth are the grease is supposed to be there. Enjoy.
I wouldn't put the new seals into the top end of the rack until the shaft/worm gear is all back in place,,, then you slide the seals, metal backed washer and snap ring over the shaft... If you try to slide the top end over the splined shaft you can mar and knick the seal on the top end when sliding it over, especially with the snap ring in place.
Please tell me which version of XJ6. The scrolled through, but didn’t see the entire car. The steering wheel would identify one of the older models. 1970s to 1987. Also, most likely, doing one shows how to do them all. I know that replacement rack are VIN specific. Mine is a 1986. Moss has parts for these racks.
The locking ring holding the black passenger end of the rack unthreads counter clockways. Then the Black painted section can be removed by sliding off the main rack along with the bypass line from the tube house to access those seals. The rack itself can now be removed to access the rack seal. Then stand the whole housing on the end where the black housing was removed from and tap it lightly up and down on something solid to remove the internal housing tube with more rack seals. The unit is now totally dismantled and can be fully resealed now. Where the rack teeth are the grease is supposed to be there. Enjoy.
Great stuff! Disassembly completed, revision seals completed, re-assembly starting tomorrow! Thx for the great video!
I wouldn't put the new seals into the top end of the rack until the shaft/worm gear is all back in place,,, then you slide the seals, metal backed washer and snap ring over the shaft... If you try to slide the top end over the splined shaft you can mar and knick the seal on the top end when sliding it over, especially with the snap ring in place.
Thank you! I'm tackling this task within a few days. :D
Good luck! I hope this helps.
Please tell me which version of XJ6. The scrolled through, but didn’t see the entire car. The steering wheel would identify one of the older models. 1970s to 1987. Also, most likely, doing one shows how to do them all. I know that replacement rack are VIN specific. Mine is a 1986. Moss has parts for these racks.