8.10104 | Rack and Pinion Bushings | 00-06 Tundra 01-07 Sequoia

DST's DIY Installation for 8.10104 Energy Suspension

2001-2007 Toyota Sequoia or 2000-2006 Toyota Tundra

Need help installing your new steering rack bushings? (Energy Suspension part number 8.10104) Here's a DIY for Energy Suspension part number 8.10104 - Thank you Ryan Wolfinger for providing us with this content!

Here's the tools you will need:

• 1/2 inch wrench with 6 inch extension
• 19mm socket
• 22 mm socket
• Razor knife
• Hammer
• Long screwdriver or pry-bar of some kind

Step 1

You will be removing a total of four bolts/nuts for this project.Take a look at the picture below to see what four you will be removing.

• Please note the nut that is welded on. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE!

Step 2

• Start by jacking the truck up to gain some extra clearance to work with. For those of you who have lifts this probably won't be necessary.
• Begin by loosening the 22mm nut, use a rubber mallet with the nut loosened on the bolt and use a 22mm socket and mallet (or hammer), tap it a few times to loosen it up. The bolt should pull out freely however if it does not perhaps some PB blaster or heat will coax it out.
• Remove the center bolt, it is a 19mm, accessed from the top of the rack. 1/2" socket wrench and short 19mm should do the trick. This is the most difficult bolt of the four to remove as space is limited; but as mentioned before, a 1/2" socket wrench and SHORT 19mm are perfect for the job. DO NOT attempt to break the center nut loose as it is welded (see above picture).
• On the passenger side remove both the 19mm nut and bolt; the U-Shaped bushing will pull away from the rack. This bushing is split (see below) so it is very easy to remove and replace.

Step 3

• At this point the rack should be loose, you might have to use a large screwdriver or pryer to wiggle the rack back and forth enough to get some play in it but what you are looking for is about 2-3 inches of play which is sufficient to replace the bushings.
• Use a razor knife to cut the lip off the bushings, some say they have used torches to melt them out however I would be hesitant to use that kind of heat on an aluminum rack.

Step 4

• Once the lip is gone use one of the 19mm bolts that you removed in conjunction with a 19mm socket (and extension if need be) to pound out the bushings (see picture). The driver side bushing is by far the hardest to remove, the center bushing comes out rather easy.

Step 5

• You can see what the bushings look like after removal. They are flared in the middle from the factory and press fit which is why it takes a little elbow grease to remove them.

Step 6

• From here you are ready to install your new poly bushings, the bushings are split in two so install half of the bushing, insert the metal sleeve (use white lithium grease to assist in this process) and then install the other half of the bushing. They go in fairly easy so you shouldn't have any problems. The passenger side U shaped bushing just pulls off and installation of the new poly bushing is as easy as the removal, no tools needed.

Step 7

• Push the rack back into place and re-install bolts and nuts, torque specs are 123 ft lbs for 19mm, 96 ft. lbs on the 22mm. Take it for a test drive and see how you like it, steering will feel a bit tighter and more responsive, certainly a modification that is worth the $40 and an hour or two of your time.

You are done installing Energy Suspension part 8.10104!