Matt Drayer's Journal

Installing the front braking system hard lines has unlocked the reassembly of the steering and suspension subsystem. The steering rack, which was cleaned up and painted over the winter, is ready to go.

I had heard that the steering rack gaiters were tough to install. Tried a couple different methods to stretch the openings -- pieces of wood, screwdriver shafts, etc. I'm sure there's a special tool for this job, but ultimately hauling the openings apart with my bare fingers proved the best method, with only a small amount of blood lost in the process.

Really feels like this project is rolling along now -- the pent-up potential energy of the parts pile is being released and it feels good to make so much progress. Of course this is a function of how much time I'm able to put into the project, and my family is being very understanding that I'm spending basically every non-sleeping, non-working minute of April putting this little car back together!

<br/>Marblehead MG - Episode 16: Steering Rack