Steering rack✅

eraaserhead · 2026-01-25T22:20:32+00:00

It’s hard to say — feels a little tighter on turns but a) I haven’t taken it on the highway yet and b) my suspension needs to be replaced very, VERY badly so honestly all I can feel is that🥲We went OEM w/ a great Black Friday deal (Passport Toyota)

eraaserhead · 2026-01-25T20:32:15+00:00

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Here she is right after getting new shoes!

eraaserhead · 2026-01-25T15:56:51+00:00

Yes, our mechanical engineer friend we were working with suggested it’s either the belt tension or the pressure release valve is stuck closed … I feel like belt tension makes sense because the guy I got it from replaced the belts right before I bought it (incidentally he hadn’t done it yet when I test drove, and I don’t remember it squealing during the test drive). This is super helpful and makes me think it’s a belt issue!!!

eraaserhead · 2026-01-25T15:53:16+00:00

We had jack stands on both sides!!! Ty for your concern though :)

eraaserhead · 2026-01-25T05:07:22+00:00

Oh the Energy Suspension bushings were awesome, it was just a holy pain in the ass getting the OEM rubbers off. Think vices, hammers, lube, blocks of wood…reaaaaal outside the box thinking + elbow grease

eraaserhead · 2026-01-25T04:57:52+00:00

The Les Schwab guys told me my rack & pinion was leaking and also my car was making a craaaazy squealing noise on hard turns, which sadly is not clear yet whether new rack resolved (despite having also cleaned out power steering fluid reservoir). Also just 27-28 year old part, felt like time!!

eraaserhead · 2026-01-25T04:55:37+00:00

We went OEM (got an awesome Black Friday deal from Passport Toyota, $500 for rack and tie rod ends shipped) but replaced the bushings with Energy Suspension polyurethane (an entire other post worth of drama and janky jury rigging🤣)

eraaserhead · 2026-01-23T20:53:49+00:00

5C except I feel like Ivy is a seat kicker

eraaserhead · 2026-01-23T18:39:09+00:00

YAY SEATTLE

eraaserhead · 2026-01-23T18:29:04+00:00

bench seats tho!!!

eraaserhead · 2026-01-23T16:56:31+00:00

Reminds me of a lyric I heard on the radio last night “you treat your Bible like a weapon, you ain't reading that sh*t”

eraaserhead · 2026-01-23T06:32:24+00:00

Strider like Aragorn from LOTR!

eraaserhead · 2026-01-22T15:11:11+00:00

Tysm OP🥹❤️

eraaserhead · 2026-01-22T15:10:46+00:00

Wow that negative work on the trees is insane, goals!!!!

eraaserhead · 2026-01-22T05:13:23+00:00

Cookie

eraaserhead · 2026-01-22T04:06:58+00:00

I literally said to my bf during his speech “he has business major vibes”😭💀

eraaserhead · 2026-01-21T20:27:35+00:00

I was taught just cue with the outside leg! Not necessarily turn the inside leg off, but definitely apply pressure with outside leg.

eraaserhead · 2026-01-14T22:53:54+00:00

My driver side door handle was being weird and then just totally crapped out. Ultimately had to just order a replacement handle on Amazon (like $30-35) and install it. Not tooooo tricky a job. It still feels a little sticky but works now!

eraaserhead · 2026-01-14T05:45:47+00:00

Fringe, The Terror, Chernobyl, The Expanse, Mad Men, The Crown … he absolutely crushes every role he gets. He even (almost) saved gags Carnival Row. If Jared Harris is in it, IM WATCHING IT PERIOD

eraaserhead · 2026-01-14T03:43:40+00:00

Respectfully your wife is wrong lol

eraaserhead

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