'95 850 steering rack & transmission Question

I think FCP Groton or IPD should have a steering rack for 150-225 and it is a DIY job if you have the time and space to do it, or shop around for a good indy shop. If the 850 is really nice otherwise (no problems) and you really like it, then go for it.

Buy the more expensive car. The transmission may go forever, but any transmission repair will more than eat up the difference.

I'd say it's a tossup myself, how much is a used tranny for one of these going for? I know it'd cost more than the $50-$75 I'm used to paying for 240 transmissions but if you could find one for a few hundred the swap shouldn't be too hard.

Thanks for the advise. I'm going to offer a bit lower than he's asking and see how it goes. ~Homer

That may work if you're doing the re and re yourself. Not many shadetree mechanics will be able to do that on the 850.

What's so hard about an 850? Are there special tools required to get it apart?

You need to remove the suspension cross member, which doubles as the engine cradle. So you need some method of supporting the engine from the top, and there's a lot more stuff to remove to get the transmission out as well. Generally a transmission re and re on the 850 is 7-8 hours using a hoist.

Engine hoist from above either side of the suspension turrets to hold the motor up, whilst you prep the area sufficiently to drop the whole front subframe out from below having separated the gearbox from the engine. The gearbox comes out from below, at least partially, with the front suspension, hubs, driveshafts, steering rack etc etc etc and the engine stops in held up by the support. To give you the room to change the clutch.

Re&re is about 7 hrs or more.

Tim..

In the end I decided to hold off and keep looking. (The lower offer didn't take.)

Thanks,

~Homer