I have a 2001 Chrysler 300M with 45,000 miles on it. I just replaced a steering pinion gear for $650.00. Has anybody else had a problem with this? It started out with a lot of freeplay in the wheel when going down the road.
2001 300M Question
Jan 03, 2004
6 Replies
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Is gear failure related to how much wheel-turning is done when the car isn't moving? Say, lots of parallel parking or close-quarter parking-lot parking?
You might want to check at the 300M ezBoard. There have been some threads by people that had to replace the rack and pinion (one recent thread - within the last 3 months - I believe). Unfortunately all ezBoard search engines suck really bad, so you might be best to start a new thread - maybe someone can answer you directly or point you to a recent appropriate thread. I think that you'll find that this particular problem is not unheard of, but is not rampant. Some people have problems with the inner tie rod bushings (connect the tie rods to the rack) wearing out that can cause similar problems - I'd certainly rule that out before replacing the rack (though it sounds like you've already done it).
Bill Putney (to reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with "x")
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