Master pro vs Toyota reman rack and pinion

[zhaarnak02]

When you are forced to use Cardone, admit the fact that your "Car is done" (I just had to type that) I have been in one way or another, involved in the automotive repair industry since the early 70s (and taking stuff apart even before THAT ) I will also say that many years ago, when Cardone first started, they did take a little pride in some of their product. However, that was a very long time ago. Anything that Cardone supposedly "Re-manufactures" (for 10s of years now) is absolute JUNK, and I mean everything. Unfortunately, they also re-box quite a lot of their junk and sell it under other names, but you can usually ferret out that information. At least Toyota dared to put their name on that re-manufactured rack and pinion.

 

[thejon]

I thought I'd share what I discovered in case it ends up helping anyone else.
Toyota doesn't make or have any remans for my particular model. Apparently,I'm in some "mid year split" where the r&p was changed mid year. The guy said that they're simply not out there unless I want to pull from a junkyard, which is risky, or find one on ebay, which is also risky..
I contacted Edelmann and the guy said what's listed on Rockauto won't work. Their model number isn't compatible with my OEM part number 44250-48070. RockAuto lists a Maval that does correspond with my OEM part number but they are out of stock. O'Reilly's has a Master pro that will work in AutoZone has two grade endurance that will work. It looks like I'm stuck with aftermarket reman.

 

[D60]

Autoplicity and carparts.com (is this the old JCW?) claim to have a Maval 9375M in stock.

I wonder what exactly changed. Sometimes it's just the thread size on a port and a corresponding hose will get you there. But if there are significant chassis differences then physical fit could be an issue.

I wonder if Mavals are also just done by BBB? I thought Maval was a rebuilder unto themselves, but have nothing conclusive to offer.

 

[D60]

The TerrePower/BBB 311-0172 at RA is still over a hundred cheaper than commercial cost at O'Reilly.....although the core charge is WAY more

But, yeah, with a reman maybe you want local B&M access to swap. Exchanging a steering rack with RA is more of a hassle

 

[The Critic]

Worldpac has 9 of the Maval 9375M racks in-stock in the US. 4 of them happen to be local to me. They do want $349 though.