Another check you may want to do is to check the u-joint in the steering
shaft near the rack - I had the same symptom, and that turned out to be the
culprit.
luke
'71 mkIV "Fireball" - may be released tomorrow! WOOHOO!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Smith" <CraigS@iewc.com>
To: "'Spit list'" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 3:34 PM
Subject: Steering Slop
>
> My 71 has a bit of dead spot in the steering, it's not much but it's
enough
> to cause a little concern.
>
> What I have done so far,
>
> New bushings in the front-- ALL
> New tie rod ends
> New upper Ball Joints
> New rubber mounts for rack
>
> I KNOW the slop is not in the components of the suspension, it's in the
rack
> itself.
> I checked the Haynes Manual and they say to crank down on the nut where
the
> rod goes into the rack.
> What would this DO ??
>
> Help
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