I was in the process of changing motor mounts and doing some maintenance on the
steering rack, adding some additional 90W Gear Oil. With wheels off of the
ground I began moving rack back and forth to distribute gear oil I was adding
to access port on left side of the rack, facing the car. Much to my dismay, I
can see that the entire rack moves around as wheels move back and forth. Clamps
are absolutely as tight as I can make them and locktite holds them fast. When I
replaced the rack earlier this year, I wrapped area where clamps hold the rack
in place with electrical tape. I tried a piece of rubber inner tube but that
appeared to be too much of a shim in there. So what does one use to make sure
rack is not free floating under the clamps. Or perhaps it is designed to work
that way. Certainly doesn't sound right to me.
Assuming its the piece of rubber inner tube trick. Can I raise the rack up to
add a piece of inner tube on the underside by loosening the shock absorber
bolts or do I need to take the top of the kingpin apart. I just did this 3
months ago, and haven't yet cogitated on what I did to make things loose up
there. How soon I forget the 4 letter words that I uttered during the project
of rebuilding the front end.
Thanks in advance for everyone's help and advice.
Jim Gruber
Bugsy '68 Sprite (future Bugeye in disguise)
Dayton, OH
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