Help steering play problem
06-10-2006, 12:24 PM
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Help steering play problem Ok I had a belt break in one of my front tires that caused the front to shake bad. I had to drive it like that for two days. After I got the new tire put on I now have play in my steering. When the tires are dead straight you can turn the wheel to the 11 and 1 o'clock position with no movement of the tires. I did a search and found that the rag joint may be to blame but then one guy with a 98 and up said the ls1 cars dont have the rag joint. Any Ideas.
06-10-2006, 08:24 PM
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Have someone sit inside the car and move the steering wheel just within it's play. Then look under the hood while he is doing it. There is a joing in the steering shaft right by the drivers side header. My car had this same problem and I could see that the top of the shaft was moving, but below the joint wasn't. It was called a rag joing and I had it replaced. A million times better now. Hope that helps.
06-10-2006, 09:18 PM
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It was called a rag joing and I had it replaced. A million times better now. Hope that helps.
An LS1 just has a little u-joint. It is possible the joint is worn, or the steering shaft is not on tight.
