Too much play in steering! HELP! Please!
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Too much play in steering! HELP! Please! I'm in the military and I just got back from a year assignment to Korea. I get back to my beloved TA and the steering is way loose! To try and fix this problem I've had both outer tie rods replaced and an alignment. The play is still there. It NEVER took this much effort to keep my car straight on the road. To give a better description of what I mean by PLAY:
I can move my steering wheel left/right slightly and the wheels don't move in park & driving. I don't even like driving above 65 cause of the excessive play......and that SUX! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I can move my steering wheel left/right slightly and the wheels don't move in park & driving. I don't even like driving above 65 cause of the excessive play......and that SUX! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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From: Boston, MA
You have the rack and pinion, inner tie-rods (come with reman. racks), rack to frame bolts, lower control arm bushings, lower control arm bushing bolts (Caster-Camber bolts)...all of which could be the problem.
First thing I would check is the Caster-Camber front LCA bolts. Some shops have a habbit of only doing toe adjustment, as that is what most crap cars have these days.
First thing I would check is the Caster-Camber front LCA bolts. Some shops have a habbit of only doing toe adjustment, as that is what most crap cars have these days.
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First thing I would check is the Caster-Camber front LCA bolts. Some shops have a habbit of only doing toe adjustment, as that is what most crap cars have these days.
Sorry to ask so many questions.....I'm atimate(spelling?) about trying to do as much work as I can on my car myself! I'm the only person I can trust these days!!
Thanks!
