ok my steering shakes at many at accel and braking. with the car on the ground and the ignition lock unlocked if i turn the steering wheel either way quickly it makes a knocking sound... what would cause this, i replaced the tie rods (inner and outer) and the rack end bushing. i have also replaced the control arm bushings with es poly ones. i think the steering rack is messed, but dont know how to check for sure. also how do i check if i have a bad axel???

 

shop manual FTW. true story. srsly.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by higgunscrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok my steering shakes at many at accel and braking. with the car on the ground and the ignition lock unlocked if i turn the steering wheel either way quickly it makes a knocking sound... what would cause this, i replaced the tie rods (inner and outer) and the rack end bushing. i have also replaced the control arm bushings with es poly ones. i think the steering rack is messed, but dont know how to check for sure. also how do i check if i have a bad axel???</TD></TR></TABLE>

would like to know as well...mine does the same...also it seems like my steering wheel turns before wheelS.

 

you're tie rod ends are prolly fucked man!

 

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reading &gt; you

he already replaced the tie rod ends both inner and outer.

 

did you adjust the steering gearbox?

do the shake test again. see where there is play.

forget that you replaced anything, dont take anything for granted. you shouldnt have play in your steering, no clunking.


another thing to check is the lower steering column ujoint/pinion pinch bolt. ive heard that can come loose and cause play in the steering.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did you adjust the steering gearbox?

do the shake test again. see where there is play.

forget that you replaced anything, dont take anything for granted. you shouldnt have play in your steering, no clunking.


another thing to check is the lower steering column ujoint/pinion pinch bolt. ive heard that can come loose and cause play in the steering.</TD></TR></TABLE>

actually this is usually the cause

 

doesnt quite explain shaking during acceleration and decel. but whatever, worth a look.

 

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well think about it. if it has a lot of play, like extreme amounts, why would it not affect it at all times. there are other things that can affect it but the extreme cases are usually caused by the ujoint problem

 

so would replacing the whole rack fix this or what? sry for my lack of knowledge in this area but i dont really have time to raise my car up to look at all that stuff since its my DD, but pics would help me out please