A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. The circular pinion engages teeth on a flat bar - the rack. Rotational motion applied to the pinion (by the...
In general, it's not really a good idea for a home mechanic to do that. Even professionals won't bother. There are far too many things that can go wrong and the results are almost always a disaster....
Steering racks are tough because most are located in tight spaces. for detailed instructions, most local libraries have subscriptions to alldata, which will give you detailed step by step...