Re: Rack & Pinion determination

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

It isn't quite as easy as you make it sound. A steering rack usually
wears only in the center of the rack. If you try to adjust (shim) the
play out at that point then it gets tight everywhere else. In addition
to replacing worn bearings it usually takes a regrind of the rack to
get it to have no play in the center AND at the ends. There are 2
systems on a car that you don't cheap out on. One is the Brakes and
the other is the Steering! A failure in either of these systems is
often deadly.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "TalksToGod" <5n-@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello again all...Those of you who have taken apart your rack & pinion
> know there are 2 open bearings-one on top, one on the bottom-of the
> shaft with the worm gear. It seems to me that the STEEL worm gear and
> shaft will not wear out so very easily, so-it's the bearings that will
> wear before anything else even comes close. I confirmed this on mine
> by checking the wear on the bearings-sure enough only ONE (one closest
> to the top) was worn and is causing my rack and pinion to function
> very poorly with much play. The gears are absolutly fine with no wear
> what so ever. Now, why am I going to spend almost 400 dollars plus a