[Shotimes] Steering play?

[Robert Bruce]

"Does anyone know what this telescopic action is needed for?"

The telescope shaft acts as a crush zone in the event of an accident.
Without it, a head-on collision could cause the steering wheel to be shoved
back and end up crushing your rib cage.  The tele shaft simply absorbs the
impact.  The tele shaft isn't quite so vital in the Taurus since the
steering rack is mounted at the firewall.  This is a much more important
piece on cars with their rack or steering box mounted in front of the
engine.

Robert Bruce
92 w/3.2


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Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 3:44 PM
To: Bruce Malachuk
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Steering play?


I had the same of amount of slack in my steering rack and it annoyed the
heck out of me.

One day I looked at the linkage connecting the steering wheel to the rack to
see if there was any play in the linkage.  There was!

Stick your down where you usually have your feet and look intensely at the
linkage, especially the telescopic section, while you move the steering
wheel from side to side.  See if there are sections of the linkage system
that start moving in a "delayed" fashion.  If there is, you may have found
the problem.

In my case, the telescopic section was the problem. I inserted tiny metal
wedges into the telescopic section and hold them in place a hose clamp. I
made sure they were not too tight and lubricated them to not completely
block the telescopic action.

Does anyone know what this telescopic action is needed for?

Obviously it helps to eliminate any mechanical feedback from the steering
rack to the steering wheel.  This mean a vibration free steering wheel and a
steering wheel through which road imperfections are felt to a lesser degree.
Yes? No?


Michael
94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
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