[Shotimes] Loose Steering Rack

[Ian Fisher]

True but Peter has a 92 so he is blessed with not
having VAPS. FWIW, I believe that the gen2 VAPs rack
is the same as the continental from the same vintage.
As some know, the gen3 rack (which has nothing to do
with this discussion) is a proprietary German made ZF
rack. I know that Dave Garber was going to install
one; has anyone else done this? I have a gen1 and a
gen3 rack sitting around in my garage and I'm not sure
what to do with them. I was going to ditch my 93 VAPs
rack during the engine swap but I have so much to
replace during the swap that it may take a year..

Ian

--- Zach Leahy <leahyz@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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