The Tie Rod Assembly consists of a ball and socket, with some shims. You
can disassemble the ball/socket, and add/subtract shims, to reduce the
wiggle. Someone probably put grease into the steering rack, instead of
gear oil.
rfl wrote:
> Randall,
>
> I'm talking about the inner ball joints connected to the tie
> rods between the tie rod and the rack. NOT the tie rod
> ends.
>
> Using the same page at Moss, it would be the pieces in the #3 Tie
> Rod Ass'y kit. Unfortunately that's Not Available.
>
> I figure this is what I need because wiggling the wheel while
> the car is jacked up I can feel and see a looseness inside
> the rack housing, probably where the tie rod connects to the
> rack (via the ball joint). The other wheel does not have any
> slop in it.
>
> Bob
>
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