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Nathan Stringer
Tinkerer
SA
UZZ31 V8

Posts: 35
Reg: 01-2006

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Sunday, September 30, 2012 - 09:04 am, by:  Nathan Stringer (Stringer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Giving my UZZ31 it's 100,000 Km birthday.
I've got a little bit of play in the steering, which makes the car tramline on uneven roads. The car had Vlamos Bushes through the front and the steering rack mounts about 5 years ago, I've done about 30,000K's on them.
While under the car, and getting someone to rock the steering wheel back and forth, I'm feeling a little bit of play from the drivers side of the rack.
I remember seeing a diagram of the Soarer steering rack with a bush or a plastic cup that sat in the driers side of the steering rack. I'm hoping that is what is causing the problem.
Does anyone have that diagram or experience with a similar problem before I take it the the mechs?
Tom Richards
Goo Roo
nsw
V8

Posts: 1253
Reg: 08-2005

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Sunday, September 30, 2012 - 07:48 pm, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

replace the front bush on the steering rack.

The bolt retaining the bush goes in from the front of the rack on the drivers side
Gary Poloskei
DieHard
A.C.T
Soarer JZZ30

Posts: 928
Reg: 01-2008

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 06:36 am, by:  Gary Poloskei (Mikrucio) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

mines doing the same thing now. I will check the bush, but i was under there the other day and all looked fine i did all the bushes like 5 years ago.

I think my rack is stuffed. :-(
Tom Richards
Goo Roo
nsw
V8

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Reg: 08-2005

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 08:11 am, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

get someone to turn/rock the steering wheel and look under the car and see if the rack is moving. (wheels on the ground)

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