Re: Stiff steering - not exactly


"Gord Beaman" <gord@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3lnng1d7p3kf4uvripc15husdrhvu5lbtj@xxxxxxxxxx
> "J Strickland" <spam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>I heard of a complaint similar to this once, it turns out the bolts that
>>hold the steering rack to the frame were loose. Every so often, the rack
>>would move when the wheel moved, and this created play in the steering
>>wheel. I can't help but wonder if your rack moves around, then decided to
>>bind and cause the play to go away.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Jesus!...pretty scary, better have that looked into pronto
> podner, can you imagine that last bolt coming free on a long
> right hand curve on the freeway with a line of tractor trailers
> approaching at 70 MPH? <shudder>
>
>
>

Yeah, it would suck to have the rack come loose.

It wasn't my car that had loose bolts, in fact I think it was a discussion I
followed on the newsgroup, and the resolution of the problem was to tighten
the bolts.



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>>
>>"vmkng" <vmkng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:B7wOe.235151$on1.190418@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Every once in a while I notice my Corolla 94 gets stiff steering Just
>>> figured out that the force needed to turn the wheel is the same. But the
>>> 'freeplay' sometimes gets reduced, which makes the steering *feel*
>>> stiff.
>>> So far, situation comes back to normal by itself.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> --
>
> -Gord.
> (use gordon in email)


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