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Old 07-17-2013, 04:00 PM
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Ive had a problem with my steering being loose for awhile now. I have a good amount of play in the wheel left and right. It just feels very sloppy and unresponsive. Definitely need to tighten it up. I have replaced the tie rod ends a few months back but that didnt really do much. Anybody else have this issue with loose/sloppy steering?
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Did you replace the inner or outer tie rods?
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Try the BMR steering rack bushing. Stocker tends to wear out like every other pos bushing on these cars.
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Originally Posted by Rich-L79
Did you replace the inner or outer tie rods?
I replaced the outers about 3 months ago but not the inners.
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Originally Posted by big reg
Try the BMR steering rack bushing. Stocker tends to wear out like every other pos bushing on these cars.
Good call. Yeah it is unfortunate that at 63k pretty much every bushing has probably gone to ****
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Check the rack bushing and the inner tie rods then. Might want to check the lower ball joints too. If you haven't replaced the radius rod bushings and strut mounts you should replace them even if they aren't directly related to your observed problem.



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