tie rod/steering rack 96?
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Drifting
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tie rod/steering rack 96?
I was checking my wheel bearings and tie rods today and when holding the tire at 3 and 9 o'clock and moving it back and forth, there is a lot of play. It doesn't look like it's in the tie rod end as much as the whole rack seems to move. The steering even moves. am checking this correctly and how much should the wheel be moving back and forth? The car just seems to have some slop in the steering. It has 92k on it. I recently got rid of an 86 that I replaced the steering rack, tie rods, ball joints and hub assemblies. That car drove so much tighter than this one. I had originally thought I just needed to do the outer tie rod ends but now I am wondering if the inner ones on the rack are loose. holding the tire at 12 and 6 it's nice and tight, no movement. The steering just doesn't seem to be as responsive as it should be and I don't remember this much movement on my 86 even before I changed everything. I am going to rebuild the front end over this winter but for now I thought I could throw on some tie rod ends and have it aligned. Besides leaking, what are some common signs of a bad steering rack and does this sound like my problem?
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Melting Slicks
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That's been my experience in the past.
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For wheel bearings/hubs, you test it by grabbing the wheel at 12 & 6. 9 & 3 introduces the possibility of suspension movement or bad suspension parts.
The fact that the steering moves tells me you were simply putting enough force into it to turn the wheels.
Btw...I've seen on more than one C4 the steering rack actually be loose, just sitting in the frame mounts. Check the nuts that secure the retaining straps to ensure that's not the case with yours.
The fact that the steering moves tells me you were simply putting enough force into it to turn the wheels.
Btw...I've seen on more than one C4 the steering rack actually be loose, just sitting in the frame mounts. Check the nuts that secure the retaining straps to ensure that's not the case with yours.
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Drifting
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From: colchester CT
For wheel bearings/hubs, you test it by grabbing the wheel at 12 & 6. 9 & 3 introduces the possibility of suspension movement or bad suspension parts.
The fact that the steering moves tells me you were simply putting enough force into it to turn the wheels.
Btw...I've seen on more than one C4 the steering rack actually be loose, just sitting in the frame mounts. Check the nuts that secure the retaining straps to ensure that's not the case with yours.
The fact that the steering moves tells me you were simply putting enough force into it to turn the wheels.
Btw...I've seen on more than one C4 the steering rack actually be loose, just sitting in the frame mounts. Check the nuts that secure the retaining straps to ensure that's not the case with yours.
