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Re: steering wheel loose - but not front end Posted by Saana88 [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Re: steering wheel loose - but not front end, redsoxfan, Tue, 29 May 2007 17:15:42 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The mechanics should not have had to touch your steering system to get the engine out. I have done this (automatic to manual swap!) and did not disconnect the steering column because it is so far back in the engine compartment.
Here's how you check the bolts:
First, tighten the bolts on the steering shaft universal joint. The lower connects directly to the input shaft on top of the steering rack under the car. The upper connection is just above the rubber boot over where the steering shaft goes through the firewall above the pedals. There is a bolt that controls the telescoping adjustment of the shaft, that should be checked while you are there. Do not over-torque them. Since there is no play in your steering, these are not the problem anyway.
If those connections are tight, it's time to ensure that the steering column is attached to the reinforced members behind and beneath the dashboard. First, remove the center storage console (remove the shifter boot, remove the four bolts holding the floor/ignition console in place, two up front and two beneath the rear ashtray, remove the plastic bellows in front of the shifter, remove the lower two screws holding the console to the shroud and the lower two screws holding the shroud to the carpeted trim piece that surrounds it, remove the four screws holding in the plate behind the front ashtray and one bolt at its center, pull the upper edge of the console down and then twist the console out). Next, remove three bolts (two accessed from the fender wells, one was what the ashtray bolt screwed into) to drop the knee bolster, and you can now test the steering column bolts to see if they are tight. I've heard of the steering column developing play when people hoist themselves around and into the car by pulling down on the steering wheel. That's my only guess.
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