Proper De-Powered Steering Rack....Oddity
#1
Proper De-Powered Steering Rack....Oddity
So i have an 87 TII that i have went through and depowered the rack properly removing the seals, ect.
Now the issue that i have found..atleast on mine so far.
The last event i went to I had failed tech for the first time due to "unsafe wheel bearing play". Now thats funny considering that the wheel bearings were replaced justa week prior. I always triple check all my work since im fairly paranoid with something failing while mid corner at 60mph+ lol.
So i put the car on stands and started wiggling the wheels and come to find the play is not front the hubs but the rack itself...If i wiggle up and down i can watch the tierods on both sides move up and down apprx. 1~2mm. its enoough to feel.
I feel like its the shaft moving because we are told to cut the seal off in the write up and now there isnt anything to keep the shaft centered.
Has anyone else ran into this issue??
Now the issue that i have found..atleast on mine so far.
The last event i went to I had failed tech for the first time due to "unsafe wheel bearing play". Now thats funny considering that the wheel bearings were replaced justa week prior. I always triple check all my work since im fairly paranoid with something failing while mid corner at 60mph+ lol.
So i put the car on stands and started wiggling the wheels and come to find the play is not front the hubs but the rack itself...If i wiggle up and down i can watch the tierods on both sides move up and down apprx. 1~2mm. its enoough to feel.
I feel like its the shaft moving because we are told to cut the seal off in the write up and now there isnt anything to keep the shaft centered.
Has anyone else ran into this issue??
#7
Rotary Enthusiast
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: May 2005
Location: E-L Netherlands
Posts: 1,165
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well, if you did not weld the pinion you did not do it the proper way
You might need to check this:
tighten the nut to adjust the pinion, too loose and the teeth are not aligned properly and that could cause play in the teeth
You might need to check this:
tighten the nut to adjust the pinion, too loose and the teeth are not aligned properly and that could cause play in the teeth
Trending Topics
#8
Senior Member