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Re: Steering Slop

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Subject: Re: Steering Slop
From: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 12:26:23 -0400
Another check you may want to do is to check the u-joint in the steering
shaft near the rack - I had the same symptom, and that turned out to be the
culprit.

luke
'71 mkIV "Fireball" - may be released tomorrow!  WOOHOO!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Smith" <CraigS@iewc.com>
To: "'Spit list'" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 3:34 PM
Subject: Steering Slop


>
> My 71 has a bit of dead spot in the steering, it's not much but it's
enough
> to cause a little concern.
>
> What I have done so far,
>
> New bushings in the front-- ALL
> New tie rod ends
> New upper Ball Joints
> New rubber mounts for rack
>
> I KNOW the slop is not in the components of the suspension, it's in the
rack
> itself.
> I checked the Haynes Manual and they say to crank down on the nut where
the
> rod goes into the rack.
> What would this DO ??
>
> Help

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