Rx400H Failed Mot On Steering Rack Bushes

[KentIS300]

Hello guys,

The RX400h has failed its MOT with the following refusal note (2007 RX400h with 69.000 miles)

Steering rack insecure mounting bushes (2.2.B.1a)

The garage says that Lexus does not supply the bushes and only the whole part (steering rack) for £1,900.00.

I found it totally ridiculous to say the least to replace the whole steering rack, just for a bush!?

Has anyone experienced this before?

Can I not find a company that will make me a custom bush? is not easy to replace?

Any advice will be really appeciated.

Cheers

Vasilis

[madasahatter]

Seen these on the bay 40.00May fit yours.

[madasahatter]

Looks like the bushes are on bottom of rack, doent seem like a hard job just getting right size bushes.

Look on utube shows a before and after.

[Parrot of Doom]

http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_E_2007_LEXUS_RX400H_MHU38R-AWXGKW_4505.html

That's the steering rack. But I'd be looking at generic Toyota bushings, particularly for the Harrier. A bit of Googling suggests that the same steering rack is used in MHU38W-AWXGK which is the Toyota Harrier hybrid.

[KentIS300]

Thank you guys,

I have spoken with the garage by they haven't had a look at the dimensions of the bushes yet. Is there anywhere online that states the correct dimensions?

I have had a company that they are willing to make or try to find a matching bush size for me (http://www.fibet.co.uk/)

[madasahatter]

Why not get the garage to take one off.

[KentIS300]

I just had a look at the links and there is a statement for the NO1.

My friend is using the car on a daily basis she doesn't have another car to use while this is off the road.

[KentIS300]

I found some pictures with the bushes and how the look like

[KentIS300]

well took the car to another garage to check along with a friend mechanic. Both could not find anything wrong with the car or any movement.

They then took the car to an MOT station where they had the "stress" machine, where it would move the wheels around and see any movement there. And ... nope everything totally solid no slack or movement.

The car has sailed through the MOT the next morning.

It just makes you worried.... seeing that you cannot even trust the first opinion you get on one car even from MOT's

[ColinBarber]

You should think about reporting that first garage.

Glad it is all resolved :)

[madasahatter]

You are right report them.

[Gliderpilot]

Vote with your feet and don't go back but I would send the info to VOSA, there are enough "rouge traders" out there, it sounds like they were trying it on!!!