Lexus SC300 Front End Service.

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Old 02-15-2011, 01:25 PM
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Default Lexus SC300 Front End Service.

Owner: Jason

Customer needed ball joints & had a leaky steering rack that needed to be replaced.



New rack & Supra arms:







Old leaking rack:











Bushing degradation (steering rack)





New bushings:



New bushings install on new rack:





Rack removed:



After a bit of cleaning:







LCA bushing degradation:





New arms....What there suppose to look like!





All done everything Installed...

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love the attention to detail, cleaning looks great
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Originally Posted by TurboFocus
love the attention to detail, cleaning looks great
Thanks Jim, Seen photos of the fab work on Rob's car , Absolutely Amazing!!

I'm assuming it's you working on it..
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thanks buddy, the cars coming along
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Update:

We noticed the internal filter in the reservoir on the existing pump was damaged and could no longer perform it's job.

So we ordered and installed a new pump..

Old pump:



New pump w/pulley installed:



New pump installed:

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Originally Posted by Hybrid Motorsports
Owner: Jason

Customer needed ball joints & had a leaky steering rack that needed to be replaced.



New rack & Supra arms:







Old leaking rack:











Bushing degradation (steering rack)





New bushings:



New bushings install on new rack:





Rack removed:



After a bit of cleaning:






LCA bushing degradation:





New arms....What there suppose to look like!





All done everything Installed...

This thread is such a detailed one including the photos of which had stolen my attention. would also love to do the same thing with my 96 (encountered an accident just last night) Just wondering about the price including the replacement parts. How much would it cost for an overall repair?

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^Thank you.. pmed
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