I have noticed some "play" in the steering on the Mkiv, its done 125k hard miles now and a few trackdays so its not a surprise!
Recenlty had new tie rods and trackrod ends fitted, all brand new genuine parts, but the plays still there and I think is getting worse.
Hmmm, to describe it, imagine taking your key out the ignition and setting the steering rack....there is a very little bit of movement in the steering lock, only a few decrees, well ifg I wiggle the steering wheel, the road wheels wont move at all. I reckon there si only half a degree or so, but I notice it when hacking along the back roads, car is just not so planted as it was.
So any ideas, obviously the rest of thre rack could be at fault, but also the steering column maybe, (I know Mk2s develop some play in the shaft of the column, but not rotational play as such, just shaft movemernt up and down. This is rotational play, ie turn s wheel, road wheels dont turn.
Is there any sort of universal joint on the column, or will a rack change do it.?
BTW had new powerflex bushes and ball joints at the same time as the tierods done, only about 2k miles back.
cheers
Recenlty had new tie rods and trackrod ends fitted, all brand new genuine parts, but the plays still there and I think is getting worse.
Hmmm, to describe it, imagine taking your key out the ignition and setting the steering rack....there is a very little bit of movement in the steering lock, only a few decrees, well ifg I wiggle the steering wheel, the road wheels wont move at all. I reckon there si only half a degree or so, but I notice it when hacking along the back roads, car is just not so planted as it was.
So any ideas, obviously the rest of thre rack could be at fault, but also the steering column maybe, (I know Mk2s develop some play in the shaft of the column, but not rotational play as such, just shaft movemernt up and down. This is rotational play, ie turn s wheel, road wheels dont turn.
Is there any sort of universal joint on the column, or will a rack change do it.?
BTW had new powerflex bushes and ball joints at the same time as the tierods done, only about 2k miles back.
cheers