[DML] Re: Steering problem

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Remove the two inspection panels in the trunk that are closest to the 
brake master cylinder. Lift the front end of the car just off the 
ground, and then you can easily observe where the binding is as you 
steer back and forth. I've seen cars with no bushing at all and they 
don't bind up, they just rattle a lot. You may have a dried out u-
joint in there. 

Dave S

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin Heller <howdyhoho@...> wrote:
>
> There's a lot of play up and down in my steering
> column, and I notice when turning the wheel that the
> range of movement seems limited. From some research
> I've done I get the feeling that what is happening is
> because the steering column is moving all over the
> place the universal joint is seizing up because of
> operating at an odd angle. I know I need to replace
> the steering column bushing (still operating with the
> original), but my question is will this seizing up
> problem disappear with a new bushing aligning the
> steering column correctly, or is there something far
> more sinister occuring here?
> 
> -Kevin
> VIN 2234
> State College, PA










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