Reply to "Steering Rack Play"

Doug,

The best way to see where the play is coming from is to get the car up on a 4 post lift so that it's sitting on it's wheels, and have someone rock the steering wheel back and forth while you look around under there. Make sure the rubber gaiters are pulled off so that you can see if the rack is moving up and down in the housing.

You will enjoy driving the car a lot more with precise steering. I gave up on my old rack because the actual rack and pinion was worn. Normal engineers can't fix this unless they have a dedicated rack and pinion cutting machine. I bought a new one (new old stock, very hard to find in right hand drive) Before putting it in the car I installed the bronze bush and redesigned the retainer nut/cup that hold the tie rods. I can now make adjustments to the tie rod cups without taking the rack out of the car, none of that unpeening/crimping nonsense (long story). I have finally got it so that it's no longer possible to move the steering wheel without seeing the road wheel move.

Johnny