What does play in steering rack inner joint mean?
Sounds picky for a car that young, but basically the steering rack end rods have an inner ball joint and the outer is where the track rod end fits to the knuckle. What they’re saying is that there is play in the inner joint – i.e. where each rod joins the rack itself.
Is there a slight play in the steering rack?
Re: Mot advisory – slight play in steering rack? rack play its not detectable on MOT. The play they’re telling you is almost for sure the steering rod ends (or axial rod). by hand you can feel a “click” on your hand when you push and pull it hard. Re: Mot advisory – slight play in steering rack?
Is the steering rack play detectable on Mot?
rack play its not detectable on MOT. The play they’re telling you is almost for sure the steering rod ends (or axial rod). by hand you can feel a “click” on your hand when you push and pull it hard. Re: Mot advisory – slight play in steering rack?
Is the front driver’s side wheel offside in Mot?
He would keep going back to the front driver’s side wheel and shaking it and eventually he called 2 of his colleagues over who did the same. This is the only advisory. Admittedly about a week before the test I unfortunately struck a kerb with the same wheel due to an emergency situation.
What to do about steering rack inner joints?
Have you tried RenTech in Portsmouth? Loosen wheel bolts, jack car up both sides, remove wheels, loosen TRE nuts, nip under car with a viscal spanner and crack the inner tie rod nuts loose, remove TRE nuts, remove whole track rod assembly. Fit new, tighten up, drive to garage and pay £60-80 for hunter setup – save £140-160 in labour
Re: Mot advisory – slight play in steering rack? rack play its not detectable on MOT. The play they’re telling you is almost for sure the steering rod ends (or axial rod). by hand you can feel a “click” on your hand when you push and pull it hard. Re: Mot advisory – slight play in steering rack?
rack play its not detectable on MOT. The play they’re telling you is almost for sure the steering rod ends (or axial rod). by hand you can feel a “click” on your hand when you push and pull it hard. Re: Mot advisory – slight play in steering rack?
He would keep going back to the front driver’s side wheel and shaking it and eventually he called 2 of his colleagues over who did the same. This is the only advisory. Admittedly about a week before the test I unfortunately struck a kerb with the same wheel due to an emergency situation.
What does excessive play in the steering system mean?
Please CLICK HERE for more information. Excessive play in the steering system can be defined as: where the steering wheel can be turned more than one to one and a half inches without the wheels rotating. When the steering wheel is loose, “has play in it”, it is difficult for drivers to correctly know the position of the front wheels.