Play in steering column

[doenut82]

Has anyone ever encountered play in the steering column but not the rack ?

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[nicq]

It's put on my advisory every year and I can't find what they mean.

[T3luestar]

I've also had this picked up on an MOT. Turned out to be the steering column support ring, that fits behind the bearings. Might also be worth checking the rubber couplings.

[NicBeeee]

Surprised a loose column was only an advisory, also check your sheer bolts, if your dash has been out at some point then they may not have been tightened up enough

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[doenut82]

Cheers guys, will check all today.

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[CovKid]

Thankfully all those parts are available now - they were not in the 1990s as I remember having to replace the bearing on a panel van with a phosphor bronze bush to get it though an MOT. I suppose at that time, failure in steering column components other than coupling (which you could get), were unheard of so VW didn't bother listing anything else.