sieds Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 Is the steering rack adjustable and how is it done. The problem I am facing is a strange klonky noise when turning to the right which get caused by the rod that is turned with the wheel pivots in out +/- 3 mm causing the steering wheel boss to hit the upper column bearing saying klonk. Can this be solved by adjusting the steering rack by loosening the nut on top and tighten the cylinder type of bolt a little relocking it again with the large nut and how far can it be adjusted. Will this eliminate the free play of the rod with the small sprocket. Anyone some experience with this. Sieds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted March 26, 2002 Share Posted March 26, 2002 The rack adjustment should not affect this. You could just try loosening the clamp between the upper and lower column and move the upper column further towards you and away from the bearing. It is very important that the rack is adjusted to be slightly loose. The rack should not be tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted March 26, 2002 Share Posted March 26, 2002 Qualifying my last comment... It is much more important that the rack should move freely than it has absolutely no slop in it. If it binds at all, it will not self-centre as it should. It is much easier for a driver to accommodate a little bit of slop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sieds Posted March 28, 2002 Author Share Posted March 28, 2002 Peter, Thanks I will see how i get along with this. Sieds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjwb Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 If I remember correctly the damper button should have 0.002 / 0.004 endfloat. This needs to be measured along the complete used length of the rack in order to avoid preload (binding). The damper spring will keep the contact of the pinion and rack only to alieviate rack knock (not really relevant to a Sevenwink.gif. The bottom line, as correctly mention previously, is to avoid binding. By the way, one of the best rack lubricants is EP140 - yes 140, at about a 1/4 of a pint. Steve B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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