[Shotimes] Loose Steering Rack

[Ian Fisher]

Ithought that the ratio was different?

Ian
--- Dave Pillsbury <showerks@comcast.net> wrote:
> Actually they do swap. What makes a SHO rack is a
> set of stops that the 
> SLO rack does not have. But you can put your stops
> into the reman rack 
> and have a SHO rack.
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ian Fisher wrote:
> 
> >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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