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huwwatkins
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:58 am |
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Continuing from my previous post; I seem to have a lot of play in the steering wheel before the wheels do anything. Along with this is a clunking noise which seems to be coming from the bottom of the steering column.
The universal joint seemed to be suspect number one, however I pulled the big rubber gromet thing up today and it seems that there no play at all in the UJ
Doesn't seem to be any play in the track rod ends.
Any ideas?
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Chet T16
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:02 am |
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If its not the rack and its not the trackrod ends, what is it? |
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huwwatkins
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:07 am |
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I'm hoping its not a rack replacement job |
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Chet T16
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:10 am |
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Bah, i menat to say column, not rack
It seems to be pointing towards the rack doesn't it! |
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Wicked Neo
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Joined: 04 Jan 2005
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:11 am |
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check the lower balljoints as well but it is prolly the column.
when i changed GYP's column out, the UJ looked and felt fine but with the new column in, all play had gone from the steering and it drove like it was on rails |
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huwwatkins
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:22 am |
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Cheers Neo... column looks easy enough to get out. Can you do the pinch bolt front inside the footwell? |
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Wicked Neo
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:39 am |
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iirc i did mine from the engine bay but i did have a slight advantage, the engine was not in the car at the time. |
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