The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

760 Steering Rack... 700 1988

posted by  someone claiming to be Joe Schaefer on  Tue May 7 04:51 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Hello Everyone,

I have a 1988 760 Turbo with what I suspect to be a bad steering rack. I found nothing like this symptom in the 700/900 FAQ, so I must ask. The rack itself has no play at all in the gearing, as you can just touch the wheel ever so sloghtly on an alignment rack and the readings change (and you can see the wheel move with no play at all). However, the inner tie-rods have a ridiculous amount of play inside of the rack housing. More descriptively, if I pull back the rack boot and shake the tie rod, it rattles in the rack housing (almost as if the housing is worn, not the tie-rod. iPd had an article once about this, and they claimed that this is normal and should not cause alarm. However, I feel that this rack should NOT have this much play. The car also has a hell of a shudder when the brakes are applied at high speeds. The rotors are slightly warped, but this shudder is more than warped rotors. Nearly every other component in the front suspension is recent. The car has new front bushings (all), recent struts, and recent ball joints. What could this be? Could this be a bad steering rack? The car also wears the very outside edge of the left front tire (always has since I have owned it). Could this be related? ANY help on this issue is greatly appreciated, as I must solve this problem. Sorry for the lengthy message.

Thanks a lot,

Joe Schaefer

P.S. - What type of rack is this in my car? (TRW, cam gear, ZF?)






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.