# Anyone ever disassemble their power steering rack? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 9, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-disassemble-their-power-steering-rack/157645 "2010-07-09T16:26:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beejis60](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beejis60/32/5109_2.png) [@Beejis60](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beejis60)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-disassemble-their-power-steering-rack/157645/1 "2010-07-09T16:26:16Z")
I’m trying to disassemble my PS rack on my DC and I’m having difficulties separating the rack cylinder from the housing itself. According to the Helms, it says you have to press it out and the local machine shop said it’s impossible for them to press out. Anyone have any ideas or tricks they may have used? FWIW, the disassembly of the rack is on pg 17-50 of the Helms. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-disassemble-their-power-steering-rack/157645/2 "2010-07-09T16:40:52Z")
DC is an Integra right? Just so others know what kinda car you’re talking about ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-disassemble-their-power-steering-rack/157645/3 "2010-07-09T17:22:37Z")
you can press anything out with a big enough press. ---
**Author:** ![Beejis60](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beejis60/32/5109_2.png) [@Beejis60](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beejis60)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-disassemble-their-power-steering-rack/157645/4 "2010-07-09T18:16:48Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > DC is an Integra right? Just so others know what kinda car you’re talking about That is correct. > [@Hass](#): > > you can press anything out with a big enough press. That’s what I’m saying. The clown got into an argument with me about it. Anyway, I was just trying to figure out if there was another trick or perhaps the clown was just full of shit… ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-disassemble-their-power-steering-rack/157645/5 "2010-07-09T19:41:51Z")
Why do u need to remove the cylinder itself? The only thing I can think of is to try and maybe heat the housing slightly with a heat gun and use a socket slightly slightly larger than the cylinder and try and tap it out with a brass hammer maybe? I cant imagine its in very tight, neither part is very thick… ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-disassemble-their-power-steering-rack/157645/6 "2010-07-09T20:32:41Z")
why the hell are you dissasembling it anyways? is it leaking or need replacing? just buy a new one ---
**Author:** ![Beejis60](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beejis60/32/5109_2.png) [@Beejis60](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beejis60)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-disassemble-their-power-steering-rack/157645/7 "2010-07-10T07:19:38Z")
> [@LXIFLYBY](#): > > Why do u need to remove the cylinder itself? The only thing I can think of is to try and maybe heat the housing slightly with a heat gun and use a socket slightly slightly larger than the cylinder and try and tap it out with a brass hammer maybe? I cant imagine its in very tight, neither part is very thick… The socket wont work. The cylinder is too long to put a socket over it and a hammer does not work as I’ve already tried it. > [@ubengineering](#): > > why the hell are you dissasembling it anyways? is it leaking or need replacing? just buy a new one Removing power steering the right way and replacing seals. Doesn’t leak and I will still have to do this to a new one.