Steering rack repair for Toyota Allion 260 - 2008

[dinesh-wj]

Dear experts,
Need your help.
Went to Auto M* today and they says I need to repair my steering rack. I don't feel anything abnormal when driving but I hear small crank noise when car hits a bump.
Appreciate if you guys could recommend a place to do a inspection and repair if needed. 
How much would it cost for repair or to buy recon rack.

[GayanR]

last week my friend bought a brand new 260 rack from toyotalanka for 90000/=.As i heard only 3 more left in stock at local office.Recon ones goes for 30000/=.Repair would be around 15000/=.

[dinesh-wj]

Thanks Gayan for the update.

I am looking for a local mechanic, who is specialized in steering rack replacement as Toyota Lanka rates are bit steep.

Can someone recommend me a place.    

[iRage]

For starters...90,000 for a genuine, brand new rack is not that expensive considering the price of everything else. Whether it is worth it or not depends on how long you would keep the car (if you plan to keep the car for 4 or 5 years..then yes you will recoup the cost...). Reconditioned racks...well most of what you find at Delkanda, Panchi, etc... are not reconditioned. They are just removed as is..cleaned up and resold. Whether the used rack is good or not depends on your luck (if the part was pulled off of a relatively new car then it probably will be good...but you have no way of finding it out).

As for repairing the rack...the Sunday paper with the separate smaller paper used to have a lot of places that do the job. Someone in the forums recommended a place but cannot find it now. Maybe you will have better luck finding it ? Usually they give a 6 month guarantee. However, after that..again it is on your luck and what was wrong with the rack in the first place. 

[GayanR]

44 minutes ago, iRage said:

For starters...90,000 for a genuine, brand new rack is not that expensive considering the price of everything else. Whether it is worth it or not depends on how long you would keep the car (if you plan to keep the car for 4 or 5 years..then yes you will recoup the cost...). Reconditioned racks...well most of what you find at Delkanda, Panchi, etc... are not reconditioned. They are just removed as is..cleaned up and resold. Whether the used rack is good or not depends on your luck (if the part was pulled off of a relatively new car then it probably will be good...but you have no way of finding it out).

As for repairing the rack...the Sunday paper with the separate smaller paper used to have a lot of places that do the job. Someone in the forums recommended a place but cannot find it now. Maybe you will have better luck finding it ? Usually they give a 6 month guarantee. However, after that..again it is on your luck and what was wrong with the rack in the first place. 

The place is wisco Automotives.They give a 1 year warranty.

Edited October 7, 2020 by GayanR