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In maintenance phase
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Posts: 806
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Originally Posted by redridge
seriously, thank you for your service...
As for the steering, the rack may need rebuilding.
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You're welcome! The Navy has been quite an adventure...
I was initially concerned that my steering rack may have come loose or something. It's good and tight and there isn't any play in the tie rods (they are turbo replacements and about 3 years old) I also gave all the wheels a very hard shake/jerk. There is some up and down play in the front wheels, and I was surprised to find that there was no play at all right and left. The ball joints are also only about 3 years old... really, I changed out the whole front suspension at the same time.
I am holding out hope that it's just alignment. Perhaps her caretaker curbed her too hard or something. I've got an appointment with a trusted local shop here in Oak Harbor, WA in two hours. That should answer the questions.
-Dan
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1969 911T (Getting a 72E heart transplant)
2004 Volvo XC70
Gone, but not forgotten:1971 Bug, 1978 Bus, 1982 Westy, 1996 GTi, 2000 Audi A4 2.8, 2001 Jetta Wolfsburg 1.8T, 2002 Audi allroad 2.7T, 2010 Jetta SportWagen TDi, and a couple of short lived 914s.
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