Ok I'm not sure what this is, but it's busted. Is it the rack and Pinion?? If so, how hard is it to replace it.

Oh and by the way is a 15-gal 150PSI air compressor good enough for working on teh car ($200 at Sears :naughty: )

 

ya looks like rack and pinion... do you have steering issues?

those are teh biggest bitch to change btw.. you could do it if you want to but it just takes a while. long process

 

Axles

 

For someone who has done some minor fixes like, tune-ups, axle changes, and clutch change... will it be hard??

 

doesn't look like the cv shafts to me... maybe some better pics... from farther out...

reason why I say this is you can kinda see the adjustment part for the tierod ends in the first pic... I think

 

It's not too hard just time consuming,

 

does that shaft directly go through the center of your rotor and does it have a gear at the end? if so it is your axles thats a maybe 45-1hr fix and it is all not that hard.

 

I know its not the axles because I've actually messed with the axles before (changed the CV boot)

 

like I said it's your rack and pinion

I will get you instructions or something sometime tonight/tomorrow so you know what kinda job it is.

wait...shit, you have a mirage don't you? I don't know if i can get you instructions then. sorry mang


although i did check on labor times and you are looking at 4.1 hours to have someone do it... probably 7-10 if you do it yourself. that is for a 95 mirage with 1.8l sohc

 

thats actually your inner tierod. go buy an oem one and take it somewhere to get it done and then have an alignment done immediately afterwards.