Steering wheel play...
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Steering wheel play... This is starting to drive me nuts.
The steering wheel has 2-3" of play in it back and forth...that's how far you have to turn it for it to actually engage the rack. While going down the road I can move it back and forth back and forth super easy without moving the car...
Is this a worn out rack or something else? Hate to spend $150 on a rack and have the problem still be there.
2000 M6 Z28 with 80k miles.
The steering wheel has 2-3" of play in it back and forth...that's how far you have to turn it for it to actually engage the rack. While going down the road I can move it back and forth back and forth super easy without moving the car...
Is this a worn out rack or something else? Hate to spend $150 on a rack and have the problem still be there.
2000 M6 Z28 with 80k miles.
You'll just need to get it in the air and check all the parts. Most likely will be the tie rod ends followed by the wheelbearings. I don't think it's very common for the rack gears to get worn. If you don't know how to check the parts, some alignment places will check those parts for free before doing an alignment. If any are worn, they can't guarantee the alignment. See how that works. Some shops are pretty nice about checking it for free as it only takes about 5 minutes max.
