[Shotimes] Loose Steering Rack

[cmichaelo@optonline.net]

Also try looking at the collapsable section of the steering column.

Get yourself plenty of light in the foot well and look closely at the collapsable section as you move the steering wheel from side to side a bit.

There is a smaller squarelike shaft inside another slightly bigger squarelike shaft.  See how these two shafts move together, or not, as you move the SW from side to side.

Mine had quite a bit of play in it.  I stuffed some spacing material in there (two safety clips I believe and then tightened them in place with an small adjustable clamp).

Michael
94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
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----- Original Message -----
From: Zach Leahy <leahyz@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, May 26, 2005 4:37 pm
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Loose Steering Rack

> And  the addition of VAPS.
> 
> anyway, outside the steering rack, make sure there are not loose and
> worn out suspension componenets.  Shake the wheels, is there play
> htere.  If yes, your rack is fine, but something else is screwed. 
> Look at lower control arms, tie rod ends, wheel bearings, strut rod
> bushings, subframe bushings, broken coil springs....
> 
> Just a loose steering feeling could be any nukber of a lot of things,
> You just happened to jump at about the most expensive part first.
> 
> Z
> 
> On 5/26/05, Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 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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