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Did the shop use a stock rack or possibly a 'quick ratio' rack?
http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=63907&SortOrder=10
Geo
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Pat Fischer <pfischer@rmi.net> wrote:
> Hello, Listers. Hoping for your expertise here.
>
> Took the 250 to a local shop for some small body repair and new tires.
> Handling of the car has always been superb with wider-than-stock wheels and
> low profile tires, but the two of the tires were 15 years old, so a rubber
> update was needed. The shop also told me that the car also needed a new
> steering rack and tie rod ends. They did this, set alignment and lubed the
> front end.
>
> First getting the car back, the car vibrated at 70 on the highway. Shop
> says they've fixed that with re-balancing the tires. (I haven't driven it
> yet.)
>
> Next, the car feels skittish, jittery at 50-60 mph, and you have to keep
> correcting with steering to keep it straight in its lane. You'll be driving
> along just fine and then Whoops! there is goes twitching left a bit. It
> doesn't feel stuck to the road as before this work was done. Here's the
> question: the shop tells us that this is normal after replacing the
> steering rack, that "the car is more responsive," in their words, and has
> "a more immediate feel to it," but they also reference this as
> "twitchy-ness."
>
> What should expectations be upon replacing steering rack and tie-rod ends?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Pat Fischer
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Did the shop use a stock rack or possibly a 'quic=
k ratio' rack?</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.mossmotor=
s.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=3D63907&SortOrder=3D10">http:=
//www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=3D63907&SortOr=
der=3D10</a></div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ex=
tra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Pat F=
ischer <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:pfischer@rmi.net"; target=3D"=
_blank">pfischer@rmi.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex">Hello, Listers. Hoping for your expertise here.<br>
<br>
Took the 250 to a local shop for some small body repair and new tires. Hand=
ling of the car has always been superb with wider-than-stock wheels and low=
profile tires, but the two of the tires were 15 years old, so a rubber upd=
ate was needed. The shop also told me that the car also needed a new steeri=
ng rack and tie rod ends. They did this, set alignment and lubed the front =
end.<br>
<br>
First getting the car back, the car vibrated at 70 on the highway. Shop say=
s they've fixed that with re-balancing the tires. (I haven't driven=
it yet.)<br>
<br>
Next, the car feels skittish, jittery at 50-60 mph, and you have to keep co=
rrecting with steering to keep it straight in its lane. You'll be drivi=
ng along just fine and then Whoops! there is goes twitching left a bit. It =
doesn't feel stuck to the road as before this work was done. Here's=
the question: the shop tells us that this is normal after replacing the st=
eering rack, that "the car is more responsive," in their words, a=
nd has "a more immediate feel to it," but they also reference thi=
s as "twitchy-ness."<br>
<br>
What should expectations be upon replacing steering rack and tie-rod ends?<=
br>
<br>
Many thanks,<br>
<br>
Pat Fischer<br>
<br>
<br>
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