[Shotimes] Steering Problems

[Jim and Debbie Leyden]

OK, when you purchase a rebuilt rack does it include the VAPS servo?  I
would hate to go to the expense and work of replacing the rack just to find
out I had a sticky servo valve.  Also, I have heard that there are different
steering ratios between the Gen1 and Gen2 (12-1 for the Gen1 and 14-1 for
the Gen2)  Which would I be better off with?  I know that some of you are
going to tell me to scrap the VAPS but since this car is driven by my wife
alot and has to do a lot of parallel parking I realy hate to give up the
ease of steering at low speed.

Thanks
Jim
'93 MTX
cranky VAPS


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Weinrich" <stevwein@swbell.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Steering Problems


> Jim,
>
> Sounds like a classic case of "morning sickness" in the rack.
>
> A new rack is the solution.
>
> Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim and Debbie Leyden" <jndleyden@mindspring.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 5:03 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Steering Problems
>
>
> > My '93 MTX w/ VAPS has started to give me steering problems.  About
three
> > weeks ago I noticed that when the car is cold, the steering seemed to
> require
> > more effort to move the wheel from the center position.  (kinda like
> > "breakaway torque")  I thought that maybe the PS pump was on its way out
> and
> > sure enough it was!  A couple days later the PS pump spit its shaft out
> and I
> > had Doug Lewis replace it.  Now, in colder weather the steering is
> definately
> > harder to move off center until the car warms up.
> > Any guesses?
> > Bad VAPS servo?  Bad Rack?
> >
> > Jim
> > '93 MTX
> > funky steering
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