On Mar 19, 5:24 pm, d...@donsautomotive.com (Donald Lewis) wrote:
> When you feel the play do both wheels turn together or just one?
> Both turn together that's steering gear play -- normal if the wheels
> are not straight ahead. One wheel turns left to right slightly but
> not the other -- that's tie rods.
Hi,
Sorry it's taken me a while to get back with you. We're probably
going to mess with it again some more this weekend. I am certain the
play was in the steering rack and not the wheel/u-joint. I'm not so
certain if the wheels moved together or not, as it was a relatively
small amount of play and I couldn't watch both sides at once.
Either way, the body is fairly rough and I expect it was poorly
maintained. The tires are cheap and a little old (but not worn
excessively or unusually). Really it could be either tires OR
steering, neither is perfect. Guess I'll let everyone know how it
turns out.
Thanks,
Harry