Re: UrQ Steering Rack - Clunk Solved

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> sway bar, etc. All new ball joints, tie rods, billsteins, strut bearings
> were fitted. Everything was brand new. Then why did I have a Clunk on big
> bumps? I could move the tierods up and down quite a lot, right at the
> steering rack. 

me too on my coupe.  have a parts car with rack with no play I wonder if
taking it out is worth saving $175?  great price!  phone number?  I
suppose they're on the vendor list, never mind.

 The new one from Jorgen Automotive ( $175 -
> insane) had just a hair of movement, neccessary for piston movement. I put
> the rack in in 3 hours and now, the front end is rock solid. 

excellent.

btw my clunk is only at very end of hard stops (only last bit needs to
be hard) and sometimes steering out of parked position slowly.  hope
it's not any of those new parts I put in!  Wait!  they are easier to
replace than the rack.  oh geez, now I'm confused, better go watch the
rest of King Lear.  Ian Holm, yow Zippy come watch this!

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Huw Powell

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82 Coupe; 85 Coupe GT