[Shotimes] Loose Steering Rack

[Ian Fisher]

The SHO rack is SHO specific. However, before you go
to all of this trouble, have you checked your tie
rods? They are quite possibly worn and much more
easily replaced. The SHO rack r&r isn't fun.

Ian

--- Peter Chase <pbchase@gmail.com> wrote:
> Since I bought my 92 MTX back in December, I've been
> annoyed by a
> large amount of play in the steering wheel which
> makes it hard to
> track straight on the highway and exacerbates torque
> steer around
> town.  It feels like the problem is at the coupIing
> between the rack
> and the column because I can feel when the all the
> slack is taken up
> and the rack starts to provide resistance.  I read
> the article about
> tightening the pinch bolt where the rack attaches to
> the column and
> tried to tighten the bolt but it was already cinched
> down.  Even after
> backing off the bolt and retightening it, the play
> was still there. 
> Is there a way to somehow take up the slack in the
> coupling or am I
> loking at replacing the rack.  If the latter is my
> only option, do I
> need to replace it with a SHO-specific rack or will
> a reman SLO rack
> (Ford part # F3DZ3504AX) do?
> Thanks,
>    Pete
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