Just FYI, after removal I found out one of the little plastic 90 degree hose fittings in the rack for the balance hose was broken off, and the hose was missing. Unfortunately this allowed water/road grime inside the boot, and left pits in the main shaft of the rack. Rather than waste over $50 on a rebuild kit, I decided to buy just the shaft seal for the passenger side end of the rack and polish the pits as much as possible with emery cloth. If the rack leaks again from the passenger side, I will suck it up and buy the Jorgen reman ZF unit. The pits aren't really horrible, so it may be ok. I bought the best viton seal I could find, it will be interesting to see if it works.
The rack is actually really simple, the headache I found is the nut that holds the barrel was beat up by the previous "rebuilder" using a chisel to remove and install it... leaving the threads beat up pretty bad. I took it apart and cleaned up the damage as well as possible for the test, and put on anti-seize so it will be easier to remove next time.
I tapped 1/8 npt threads and replaced the plastic fitting with a steel thread on the right end.
Home made hone for the barrel.
And "Right Stuff" on a brass fitting driven into the housing end. Note that once installed, the fitting can't come back out.
I thought about it a bit, I will need a longer hose to get around the aluminum block that supports the right side.
Eventually photobucket will kill these.