I have quite a lot of "in and out" movement in my steering rack ie if I
jack the car up, I can move the tie rod in and out of the rack without
before the steering wheel moves.
Assuming this means it needs adjusting, is this something I can tackle
myself? Is it (looking at the Haynes manual) "rack and pinion backlash
(plunger preload)", "Pinion end float", or something else? Do I have to
take the rack out? Is that a big job?
Additionally, is this likely to be the cause of a problem I have...(which
is) when I drive along, occassionally, and it seems to happen at the same
speeds each time, I get quite a violent shaking through the steering wheel
- usually only for a second or so - it feels like I've gone over a really
rough patch of road.
I don't think it is wheel balance because I just had them balanced and put
the rears on the front and got exactly th same response.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Greg
Mk 2A Sprite
Perth, Western Australia
Greg Mahney
Divisional Executive Officer
Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Education
Murdoch University
Western Australia 6150
Tel: -61-8-9360-2586
Fax: -61-8-9360-6367
email: mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au
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