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XJS Rack Swap

Q I live in Sweden and am the proud owner of a 1991 XJS Convertible imported from the US. I intend to recondition the power steering rack assembly with new seals, I also have a used steering rack removed from a 1994 XJS Convertible. My question is: will the later rack fit my car? If not, what is the difference? Lars-Göran Dungelid

AAs mentioned in last month‘s ‘modifying’ feature, when replacing an XJS steering rack, it is usually a good policy to employ the latest variant possible. Over the 21-year production life of the car, the gearing was progressively altered to lessen the number of turns ‘lock to lock’ and the internal

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