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Check pinch bolt at the bottom of the steering column
Posted by BillJ (more from BillJ) on Thu, 15 Nov 2001 12:42:29
In Reply to: Backlash in steering wheeel . reason?, Mike, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 12:05:07
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I had a similar problem years ago on my '87 9000T. I finally tracked down the lost movement to the pinch bolt that secures the bottom of the steering column to the pinion spindle on the rack. This is under a rubber boot where the column meets the floor. In my case, the problem had been left so long that the splines had worn and I had to seriously overtighten the bolt to fix it. However, the difference was impressive.
Another possibility is movement of the steering rack on its mountings. Have someone move the wheel back and forth while you watch the rack. On my '96 Aero, the rack would move about 1/4". Overtightening the rack mounting bolts helped temporarily (they were already at the specified torque), but the real solution was new bushes. On my car, I fitted polyurethane bushes, but I'm sure new rubber ones would have helped too.
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