Steering play on a 19?

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Just moved the 19 and it seems theres just over 1cm of play in the steering wheel before the wheels do anything, only just noticed this after driving the SEAT for a while. I can hear a small clunking noise from the bottom of the column, does this suggest the UJ is naffed?

What else could it be?

Cheers

Huw

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Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Righto, just take the boot off and get it welded then.

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

change the column, thats what i did on mine and wow at the difference it made, the car went round corners like it was on rails !!!

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:40 pm

I've got the same prob, you got a spare Neo?

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

i do mals, its still on gyp at the mo and prolly will have to stay on until i have the scrap lorry booked to take away gyp, got to be able to steer it out of the garden unless we swap yours out for mine at the same time

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Wicked Neo";p="88365 wrote:

change the column, thats what i did on mine and wow at the difference it made, the car went round corners like it was on rails !!!

How difficult did you find that? if its the UJ, changing the column wouldn't fix that? the cars done 167k so it doesnt suprise me if the column is worn.

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

the UJ is part of the column

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i found the task pretty easy, but i did have the advantage of the engine being out at the time i changed my column over

its basicly 5 bolts, 4 inside the car under the dash and a pinch bolt type thing that connects the column to the rack

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