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vague steering...

Posted: 06 Jun 2012, 06:22
by gazulu
mornin all :ok hope you all had a gr8 extended jubille weekend :D no down to business, ive had a wooly feeling to my steering since buying the van bout a year ago, renewed the track rod ends, roll bar bushes, new tyres with correct pressure, but i,m still getting a vague response from the steering, when travelling straight, i can move the steering wheel a good few inches either way, with no response, very dissconcerting :o could the rack be shot :idea any input as always, will be gratefully recieved :ok thanx gazulu...

Re: vague steering...

Posted: 06 Jun 2012, 13:12
by Hacksawbob
Check the rubber bushes on the steering column

Re: vague steering...

Posted: 06 Jun 2012, 15:20
by gazulu
cheers hacksaw, when you say check em, is that a visual or get em off and check em m8 ? :ok

Re: vague steering...

Posted: 06 Jun 2012, 16:44
by jamesc76
there are 4 bushes on the rack, change um for Brickwerks poly bushes loads better!

Re: vague steering...

Posted: 06 Jun 2012, 16:51
by gazulu
jamesc76 wrote:there are 4 bushes on the rack, change um for Brickwerks poly bushes loads better!
thanx james, gonna do as you suggest m8 :D can the bush in the column joint, that hacksawbob was refering to, be re-placed with poly aswell ? thanx gazulu....

Re: vague steering...

Posted: 06 Jun 2012, 16:52
by jamesc76
dunno mate, changed the 4 and massive difference!

Re: vague steering...

Posted: 06 Jun 2012, 20:49
by martinj
Polybushed my steering rack, could not believe the difference when I drove it after it was like driving a different van.

Re: vague steering...

Posted: 06 Jun 2012, 21:05
by gazulu
martinj wrote:Polybushed my steering rack, could not believe the difference when I drove it after it was like driving a different van.
cheers mart, gonna definately b getting the rack poly bushed :D sounds like a positive step forward anyhow, cheers gazulu :ok