Also, the joint between the two telescoping sections of the
steering shaft (under the dash) could be loose. My car
had this problem when I bought it, and it had an inch of
slop in the steering. Five minutes with a wrench, and
the steering was tight again.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 03:59 PM 4/20/01 , Vic Whitmore wrote:
>Have someone sit in the car to turn the steering wheel at your command. You
>stand at the front of the car with the hood up and watch the steering rack
>assembly. Ask the person to turn the wheel to the left, just a little. Then
>turn
>it back to the right. Watch for movement in the rack. If it moves, your
>bushings
>are sloppy or they are not installed right. The bracket has to be set and
>tightened with the bushing tight between the bracket and the frame. The holes
>in
>the bracket are slotted on an angle for this purpose.
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