steering wheel play..
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:02 am
hi all
seems a lot of posts and ideas on this one,cant seem to find exact cause...
have got a lot of play,clockwise and anticlockwise,on steering wheel,3/4-1 inch......
try to make it brief,
new track rod ends,upper and lower joints,no play in wheel bearings,new rack mounting rubbers,and new shaft coupling, crash clamp tight, and ball joints on rack ends have no play,(checked when new bellows fitted)
i removed cap nut from rack, removed shims and refitted without spring, and play was still there..!
i know about the shimming,and +4 thou, in the manual....
so is my rack knackered? or have i missed something?
are there any other bushes in rack that could be causing the problem?
the pinion has about 1mm end float on it when checked with a lever..
so, is the rack supported by any bushings,n/s and o/s? if so are they available?
dont really want to go down the recon rack route if its something i can do myself.....
hope this makes sense..
great site
stu
seems a lot of posts and ideas on this one,cant seem to find exact cause...
have got a lot of play,clockwise and anticlockwise,on steering wheel,3/4-1 inch......
try to make it brief,
new track rod ends,upper and lower joints,no play in wheel bearings,new rack mounting rubbers,and new shaft coupling, crash clamp tight, and ball joints on rack ends have no play,(checked when new bellows fitted)
i removed cap nut from rack, removed shims and refitted without spring, and play was still there..!
i know about the shimming,and +4 thou, in the manual....
so is my rack knackered? or have i missed something?
are there any other bushes in rack that could be causing the problem?
the pinion has about 1mm end float on it when checked with a lever..
so, is the rack supported by any bushings,n/s and o/s? if so are they available?
dont really want to go down the recon rack route if its something i can do myself.....
hope this makes sense..
great site
stu