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Loose wheel movement
Was not sure what to call this post.. But here was what I am having happen.
When driving the steering is loose and by that I mean sloppy. Not tight at all. Was thinking maybe the Tie rod, because I did put new tie rod ends, control arms, bushings and all. Not sure what else other than the rack, but no leaks really did not feel this until I replaced all the above parts. This driving me nuts. |
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06-27-2011, 06:55 AM
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how are the wheel bearings?
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06-27-2011, 07:17 AM
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I was thinking the same thing. Wheel bearings. My 83 NA exhibits the same sort of behavior at about 55-65 mph the steering wheel has a low frequency shake. Above 65 it goes away. As soon as the rain lets up I'm going to try ajusting the front bearings.
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06-27-2011, 07:35 AM
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Not a shake just loose. right left movement in the steering wheel. But I will check those bearing out anyway. You never know.
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06-27-2011, 07:57 AM
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It could be tie rods or the intermediate shaft that connects the steering wheel to the rack could be worn.
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06-27-2011, 11:20 AM
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The steering on my 83 with manual rack also seems loose. I took the rack out and had it gone through by a local shop. He said it seemed pretty good. I've also changed inner and outer rod ends. And I did the wheel bearings. It's better but still not as good as I would like.
I suspect there is some wear in the U-joint @ the intermediate shaft as mentioned by RedBaron. Someone needs to come up with a fix for this.
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06-27-2011, 02:49 PM
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