I have 2 questions I hope someone can answer:
1) Steering rack (Mk1, manual
I have replaced the rubber bushes but the rack still moves slightly from
side to side when I rock the steering wheel. I have I think followed
faithfully the instructions in the book, and I have tried levering the
locating plates underneath up the slotted holes as far as possible while
tightening the u-bolt nuts. But still the whole rack 'squishes' on the
bushes about 1/8 inch before moving the steering relative to the car.
Is this really normal? It must cause a lack of precision in the
steering, yet with new components I cannot see how it can be any other
way.
2) Where can I obtain new front disk pad anti-rattle springs? They don't
come with the pad kit, and Rimmers say they are unobtainable. Yet they
must be an expendable item because they are always so rusty and fragile
on any car I have seen. Without adequate springs the pads don't locate
properly in the caliper and seem to rub on the disk all the time.
By the way, why don't disk brakes need return springs like drum brakes?
It always seems to me that disk pads disengage just by good luck and the
disk whirling round, whereas shoes have proper return springs that
positively retract them from contact with the drum.
Best wishes to all for the New Year, and thanks if you can help,
Cliff Pope
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