Steering racks

[Woody]

Hi Chaps. Do all 406's have the same steering rack? I'm assuming power steering is standard throughout the model range, but did they change the rack for any reason or are they all the same from 95 through to 2003?

Thanks John

[Gary406]

not 100%

but i think it will be different between the d8 and d9

[omega]

yes they are diffrent between d8 and d9 they are also diffrent between d8 and d8 as i found out when i changed my rack.
look at where the pipes go into the rack as some screw in and some are clamped in.

[Doggy]

...and some, (v6's I think), have variable assistance - don't know if the rack's different or just the pump?

[Woody]

Hi thanks for the replies fellas. turns out the guy is in Malaysia, so deffo not gonna fit a left hooker

[mjb]

...and some, (v6's I think), have variable assistance - don't know if the rack's different or just the pump?

Just the rack - the pump's the same. All V6s have it, dunno about any other models (maybe HDI136 and 2.1TD?)

There's also the models with ESP which I know involves a steering angle sensor on the steering column, but I don't know if there's another rack for those or not

[Doggy]

HDi 136's don't have variable power steering.

[sissonk]

both pp2000 and Pug service box say my coupe 2.2 hdi has variable power steering . what does it do ? or what difference is there to the action of steering ?

[jonsowman]

HDi 136's don't have variable power steering.

Neither do the 2.1s afaik.

[EDWARD757]

just had mine changed and apparently there are 11 variants of pas rack for the 406. £800 from stealer, £220 roughly from part place, cheaper on ebay and I paid £50 from scrapy through 1st for parts. genuine rack, just used so easy to match exact part numbers and if it only lasts 2 years, i am still quids in as life expectancy of car is possibly no more than 5 years anyway...