Steering rack

skellyjohn · Post by **skellyjohn** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:43 pm

I'm on my second (non Lotus) steering rack. The car was MOT'd last week and although it passed ok, they said that their was some play in the steering rack. I hadn't reall noticed.
Is it possible to refurb it or do i need a new one. I recall it being expensive.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:00 pm

If you have a titan rack
They will sell you all the bits you need and it's cheap too

Titan Motorsport & Automotive Engineering Ltd
Unit 3 Harley Industrial Park
Paxton Hill
St Neots
Huntingdon
Cambs
PE19 6TA

01480 474402
01480 405668
sales@titan.uk.net

I spoke to Zoe Timbrell

If its an S2 rack then it is expensive

offshorematt · Post by **offshorematt** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:26 pm

When I tried to get the rack in my 98 S1 reconditioned, Geary at Eliseparts explained that they were no longer offering the service as the reconditioned racks used to regularly fail once refitted (i.e within his warranty period I guess). Don't know if mine was a Titan rack or not though?

Maybe just a sales pitch but in the end I bought a Nitron upgraded rack which felt brilliant (but then if my old one was so worn as to fail the MOT, anything would probably have felt brilliant...

).

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:50 pm

The Titan Rack looks like this

and there is one on ebay here
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lotus-Elise-Steer ... dZViewItem

The S2 rack looks like this

and if you get a rack from lotus you will get this
lotus part number A117H0052F (£370+VAT).
it has SONA 5203062 (possibly a serial number)

ronniegraham · Post by **ronniegraham** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:55 pm

Titan are really helpfull although doing the job is a pit of a pain, not a lot of room in the footwell of the car, best of luck

Pedro · Post by **Pedro** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:48 pm

Hey, what about trying some of the breakers..?

Cheers,
Pete

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:14 pm

the only troublesome job is taking the rack out and putting it back in (talking from experience

) you have to adopt the lotus position.

upside down in footwell legs out roof

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:59 am

Falkland told me that they can get racks reconditioned for £120 - i reckon you'll have to pay Lee to do the strip & fit though.

Might be worth speaking to Ali?

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:33 am

I priced all the bit's and it came to £80-90 ish if you have spanners it's easy

Brunty · Post by **Brunty** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:01 am

Speak to Stu, I gave him a nylon bush to copy into brass for me a while back. If he's still got it he can make more bushes up. It's easy to replace them yourself.