[s-cars] Steering Dampener

[brian hoeft]

thanks for the warning. im definitely an over tightener,, in fact im hoping
i can use a banjo bolt from my parts s-car on my 4k that i snapped while
replacing the fuel lines yesterday... no fun at all. ...guess these big guns
are too much for the pewney bolts :/
  thanks for the link james, and another fine writeup by mr. munro.

 On 10/21/05, Dave Ellis <UrS4 at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Brian, Just keep in mind that if you over-tighten the steering lash, not
> only will the steering wheel not return to center very well but you will
> run the risk of prematurely wearing out the steering rack depending on
> just how overtightened it is.
>
> There used to be a write up online at UrS4.com (if I recall correctly),
> but it doesn't appear to have been moved over to S-cars.org<http://S-cars.org>with the
> other articles. Perhaps some other lister may have a copy kicking around?
>
> Going from memory, you basically need to tighten up the lash screw
> between a sixteenth to an eighth of a turn at a time, checking for any
> play or "clunking" in the steering each time, and keep tightening until
> all play is removed but the steering wheel still returns to center when
> turning. As soon as you've reached that point or the steering starts to
> bind, it's recommended to back off a sixteenth of a turn.
>
> -Dave
>
>
>
> brian hoeft wrote:
> >
> > oooh, pre-load adjust, ive got another project for saturday... ive had
> > servotronic gone for a year and love it that way. i also parallel park
> often
> > with ease. i also have driven a porsche and bmw that didnt recenter so
> well
> > and quite liked that as well. tastes may differ, but thats okay. im
> going to
> > give that a tweak. thanks.
> > -brian
>