November 10, 201015 yr comment_481439 Now that I'm wrapping up the work under the bonnet I'm thinking of the other annoying little things and one is the play in the driver's side front wheel. When the car is on a jack I can wiggle that wheel a couple of mm, and it seems to be in the end of the rack. The balljoints in the tie-rod ends are fine, the whole tie-rod moves in and out under the rubber concertina. The manual says the passenger's side has a bush in it, but it appears the driver's side runs straight in the rack itself. Has anyone tackled this, and what have you done?? Can it be easily stripped, machined out and a bush made?? Is there a part that fixes it? Does a rebuilt steering rack solve it and what did you pay? Is it worth worrying about at all!! Report
November 10, 201015 yr comment_481443 theres side to side movement on the wheel? tie rod end doesnt look like it has play? its the rack end that has play (I'm 90% sure, ive changed about 7 in my time) edit - f@$king trev! Edited November 10, 201015 yr by Evan G Report
November 10, 201015 yr Author comment_481446 Ah- That looks like to is easy enough to check and change if needed. I was thinking of the rack itself wearing an oval hole in the end of the casing, but I wasn't looking forward to getting under there with its 30years of oil over everything, especially over the rack and crossmember under the sump! Repco/Supercheap for it??? Report
November 10, 201015 yr comment_481448 that or pedders, change the steering rack boot while your there. locknut for the tie rod end and a metal zip tie for the boot Report
November 10, 201015 yr comment_481450 edit - f@$king trev! Sorry hun :P That pic you posted is coming up as being on a bad website. Report
November 10, 201015 yr Author comment_481465 Ok, thanks guys. I'd hate to run out of little jobs to do.... :P Report
November 10, 201015 yr comment_481467 Sorry hun :P That pic you posted is coming up as being on a bad website. fixed! Report
March 9, 201115 yr Author comment_508764 Done! Failed rego on it and he tossed the other side on the note as well. We did both sides and put the new ones back to the marks on the threads... and had an inch of toe-out!! They were a different length. Anyway, a tape measure alignment got it within a couple of mm of what the wheel alignment shop set it to when we took it down a couple of days later. Simple job and nice tight steering. Thanks guys- http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/42407-the-girls-ke70/page__st__30 Report
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