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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 06:53 PM
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So I did the p/s delete and did the "u"... I'm having a little steering problem can't figure it out but I'm not getting clicking or grinding sounds car doesn't really wander idk what other symptoms can be please help
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 07:09 AM
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Hummmm, you deleted P/S and now your having steering problems. 94
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 08:24 AM
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well they said to let out some fluid out the rack so the gears can stay lubricated but if i let out to much the rack can go bad for lack of lubercation ...so i dont know if i let out to much i mean im not getting the "clicking or grinding sounds" or "loose steering" ...im just at a lost of ideas why when i hit a bump my front wheels kinda wiggle wobble...
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 05:37 AM
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Maybe unrelated to the steering, when was the last time you had a wheel alignment, checked ball joints, tie-rod ends, bushings? 94
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 05:47 AM
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Maybe unrelated to the steering, when was the last time you had a wheel alignment, checked ball joints, tie-rod ends, bushings? 94
This, most steering issues are tie rods, bushings ball joints and alignment.
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 04:51 PM
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Is there a clunking noise similar to bad cv joint at low speeds.?? I
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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that could be damn near anything. if you jack up the car, give your wheels a wiggle from left to right, and up and down. that will help narrow it down. also, take a look at all your boots and see if there's anything torn. steering rack boots, ball joint boots, leaking shocks, etc.
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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you'll know when your power rack starts to go, if you turn the wheel all the way one way or the other, eventaully it will "pop" because the teath have skipped because they wore out, My friend had this happen because he is stupid and DIDN"T keep fluid into the rack.
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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Fliptard - is the pop like a bad cv joint (more like a clunk) and how long was he driving till it went bad
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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I mean if I turn the wheel back and forth quick it'll make a noise but not when I just turn it one way
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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I have deleted PS in 2 LS Integras and regretted it both times. I even tried replacing the rack(I removed the PS components from that one as well) and had the same results. The first time I just assumed there was something else wrong with the rack but as I did more research I found that doing the delete by removing the internals and doing the looped rack mechanism, you end up with a good bit of play in the wheel. I also discovered that nobody will do an alignment as every shop will tell you that your inner tie rods are bad. The only "proper" way to remove PS is to find an EF rack from a manual steering CRX and swap out the inner and outer tie rods from a DA rack. Then install the CRX rack using a custom bushing kit that a guy on g2ic.com makes on his lathe. I personally never went through all the trouble. I just had peace of mind knowing I wasn't the only one struggling. Hope that helps.

Check out this link for the bushings.
http://forums.g2ic.com/showthread.ph...ng-Kits/page17
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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What Integra do you have by the way?
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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Default Re: Bad steering rack symptoms?

It's a 94 ls with b20z2 swap

I mean I just took out the ps and looped it didn't take noting out the rack.... But I moved the steering wheel back and forth quick on my gf 96 accord that's completely stock and made the same noise I'm guessing I just never moved it back and forth quick before and it's a normal noise
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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And that's the thing I moved my wheel back & forth by hand car lifed up and there is no play at all
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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And I read on Team Integra. Com that people looped like I did and noting is wrong with there rack & pinion and they been driving it like that for years
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You will know if it skips a tooth on the gears, you can feel it turn hard them POP it skips
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