[DML] Re: Upper Steering Joint Play.....Question.......

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There should be no perceptible play in the U-joints or the couplings.
Make sure the bolts that tighten the couplings to the steering column
and rack are tight. If the play is in the joints they should be
replaced. Inspect the tie rod ends and the ball joints, control arm
bushings, sway bar bushings and shocks too. A real qiuck and "dirty"
test is to move the car foward slowly and as you hit the brakes hard
have someone watch the front wheels from the side. They must not seem
to move back as you stop. If they move then something is loose/worn.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


-- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike" <mike.bosworth@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All
> 
> Can anyone tell me just how much play there should be if any in the 
> upper steering coloum joint... i can get over rough roads a rattle in 
> the steering wheel and all i can put it down to is this joint...the 
> rack, steering bush and lower knuckle seem fine... but the top one 
> does move a little
> 
> Many thanks for your time
> 
> Mike
> #2001
> Yorkshire, UK








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