Steering Rack Repaint

 One of the other things I've been able to cross off my list now is a repaint of the steering rack!

Repainted and ready to go (again)

if you read my post HERE, you'll know that  - as I wasn't sure whether the rack needed replacing or not - I simply did an initial cosmetic tidy up. The idea was to save myself work or the cost of a replacement if it was fine and didn't leak. unfortunately, it didn't turn out 'simple' at all. I had a paint malfunction and the colour looked all wrong.

The steering rack colour looked far too bright

Well at last I've rectified that. Investigating the leak in my HP pump meant I was going to have to repaint it. And that meant i was going to have to break out the compressor and spray gun. That being so, I took the opportunity to repaint the steering rack (again) too. I had to go through exactly the same job i went through before. I had to remove the pipework, arms, gaiters and shields, de-grease everything and then key it up for new paint.

keyed-up and all ready to go.

I sprayed it up (again) over the bank holiday weekend.....

Drying......

.... and then re-assembled it (again).

Track rods and steering levers refitted

And it's now back on the car (again). 

A MUCH better colour match....

I'm FAR happier with the colour!