Jeff Gill

Hi All,
Well I decided to replace the headers on my 2003 GT and while doing that I decided that I needed to replace the rack and pinion as well. I've run into a problem. The re-manufactured rack is identical to the one I'm replacing but the new hoses wont fit. It appears that the older hoses (which fit new rack but had small leaks) are 9/16 and the new hoses are all 5/8. Has anyone encountered this issue and if so how was it fixed?

Thanks,
Jeff

Camster

Welcome.
Since I see that no one else has responded,I'll suggest taking it up with the rack vendor.
I would think that Ford mfg hoses would be right.(Your new ones are aftermarket,right?)Otherwise,you might need to have new hoses custom made,though that seems excessive for such a common car.

ESABATM

Get the right rack. They could have put the wrong rack in the right box. Do you still have the old rack to match up with as that would be a big help to get the correct one.

Camster

Sounds like the new rack is correct,but the hoses are incorrect,right?