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How to tell the difference between a CAM and ZF power steering rack 200 1986

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posted by  Ryan_R on  Sat Mar 28 04:40 CST 2009
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I would not by a rebuilt rack on eBay, simply because you don't know what you're getting (that one is too cheap to have been rebuilt by mother Volvo herself). Plus there's always a chance you may need to take the rebuilder up on their warranty. I got a bum rebuilt rack last summer.

Anyhoo... you can tell the difference between a CAM and ZF from the boots on the tie rod. The ZF rack has a big fat donut on the tie rod, and the end of the boot is wide to fit around it, whereas the CAM rack tie rod lacks this, and the dust boot clamps directly around the shaft of the tie rod. Hope that makes sense. :-)

-Ryan
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