S steering rack gaiters

S steering rack gaiters

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Stwdv

Original Poster:

273 posts

124 months

Monday 18th July 2016
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Hi all, just getting back to my rebuild and was connecting the rack to the column and noticed the ends of the rack gaiters had perished. They have only been on about 12 months in the garage. If I remember they are chevette?
Can anyone point me in the direction of some good quality ones that will last a bit longer ?
Thanks in advance

v8s4me

7,240 posts

219 months

Top Gear TVR

2,244 posts

154 months

Monday 18th July 2016
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Try Kylie Clinton

glenrobbo

35,251 posts

150 months

Monday 18th July 2016
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Top Gear TVR said:
Try Kylie Clinton
Or Hillary Minogue? wink

It's Kiley Clinton that do the rack overhauls Steve, but I would think that any decent motor factors could sort out a suitable pair of bellows/gaiters/whatever. There are several makes of universal ones that can be cut down to suit.

themee

342 posts

159 months

Monday 18th July 2016
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Noticed today that one of mine needs replacing also,tried looking for the ones you used Joe, but no luck, I like your technique though! Will try Kiley.

v8s4me

7,240 posts

219 months

Monday 18th July 2016
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Why not just look on eBay ?

phillpot

17,115 posts

183 months

Monday 18th July 2016
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If the body of the rack is Vauxhall Chevette would these not fit straight on without Joe's ingenious "special tool" ?

v8s4me

7,240 posts

219 months

Monday 18th July 2016
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How much? yikes Maybe it should be £11.95

phillpot

17,115 posts

183 months

Tuesday 19th July 2016
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v8s4me said:
How much? yikes Maybe it should be £11.95
Not sure why but I believe some sellers put a "1" in front of the price when out of stock rather than remove the ad ?

glenrobbo

35,251 posts

150 months

Tuesday 19th July 2016
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phillpot said:
If the body of the rack is Vauxhall Chevette would these not fit straight on without Joe's ingenious "special tool" ?
I recently read on somebody's blog that Chevette rack gaiters are too short for the modified S rack.

Top Gear TVR

2,244 posts

154 months

Tuesday 19th July 2016
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modified rack is a fair bit longer than standard on the v8, less so on the v6.

a quick call to kylie would no doubt render a very suitable response

themee

342 posts

159 months

Tuesday 19th July 2016
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Just rang Kylie....on the V8 offside is MGB, nearside is Cortina going to end up sending him the whole rack only £125.00 for full refurb!