Hello all, hope all is well,
im really hopeful someone may be able to help here! .
My 197 cup fqiled its mot late last week, a known abs fault, binding rear brakes, and this;
Excessive play in the "track rod end balljoints" on both sides.
Ive had the car 4 years now and ive always had a slight knock in the steering when parking up, which in hot weather turns into an awful squeel,
so im thinking good this will finally be the answer, looking on the brightside becaise I really just want it to be right at last!!!!
i use a good place local to us, motorsport experienced which is very reassuring.
Sadly they (I didnt know this) have to farm remedial work out to a chap about 4 doors down which I thought fair enough if you say hes good and its on the doorstep too handy for the re test .
ive now got the car back and the chap did say to me on the phone that there is now quite alot of noise "from the rack area"
i did ask him to fit me my track focus direct steering rack bush
which ive had in the glovebox for 4 years! (to me this was surely my nailed on solution to any rack woes).
The steering now feels a touch heavier which I assume is a good thing (down to the new track rod ends?) but immediately as I drove 4 doors to the mot place for a re test it sounded awful, squeeling and clunking really, I know the weather is hot at the moment, I think it was approx 28 degrees at this point.
i spent alot of money and just wanted it to finally be right, I was half expecting the mot teater to fail it again.
It passed bit we had a convo and he said something wasnt right even thoigh there was no play to be found now.
He did say that due to the lower engine cover he couldnt see the rack etc...
I explained that id had the track focus direct steering rack bush fitted and he thought may be it was the actual rack now.
pleased with the pass but the drive home was dreadful, squeeling and a slight clunk, the squeeling getting progresively worse the longer the drive home became.
I was really gutted lastnight, tried not to be down. I went to work this morning early doors, not a murmur from the car, no squeel no clunking, ok this is positive! fingers crossed.
I drive home and I can now sense the tracking is definitely out (argggh I hate that) really anmoyed now as the motorsport place had it spot on prior to this point.
Then the ladt turn home and the squeeling started again (25 min journey) absolutely hacked off again now !!!! what the!?
so, I know its pretty hard to be certain but do people think it could be the rack itself?
i kind of wish I hadnt fitted the track focus direct bush now,
or could it be something else?
there ses to be various terms to describe the (same?) part, ball joints, swivel hubs? but the motorsport man didnt mention ball joints, just the track rod end (different right?)
im just not sure what it is, but the tracking is really annoying me and is making the driving experience worse now.
I know this has probably been covered before on here, bit I would really appreciate any help
oddly my non working washer pump seems like its working now at least, how weird.
best wishes,
S
im really hopeful someone may be able to help here! .
My 197 cup fqiled its mot late last week, a known abs fault, binding rear brakes, and this;
Excessive play in the "track rod end balljoints" on both sides.
Ive had the car 4 years now and ive always had a slight knock in the steering when parking up, which in hot weather turns into an awful squeel,
so im thinking good this will finally be the answer, looking on the brightside becaise I really just want it to be right at last!!!!
i use a good place local to us, motorsport experienced which is very reassuring.
Sadly they (I didnt know this) have to farm remedial work out to a chap about 4 doors down which I thought fair enough if you say hes good and its on the doorstep too handy for the re test .
ive now got the car back and the chap did say to me on the phone that there is now quite alot of noise "from the rack area"
i did ask him to fit me my track focus direct steering rack bush
which ive had in the glovebox for 4 years! (to me this was surely my nailed on solution to any rack woes).
The steering now feels a touch heavier which I assume is a good thing (down to the new track rod ends?) but immediately as I drove 4 doors to the mot place for a re test it sounded awful, squeeling and clunking really, I know the weather is hot at the moment, I think it was approx 28 degrees at this point.
i spent alot of money and just wanted it to finally be right, I was half expecting the mot teater to fail it again.
It passed bit we had a convo and he said something wasnt right even thoigh there was no play to be found now.
He did say that due to the lower engine cover he couldnt see the rack etc...
I explained that id had the track focus direct steering rack bush fitted and he thought may be it was the actual rack now.
pleased with the pass but the drive home was dreadful, squeeling and a slight clunk, the squeeling getting progresively worse the longer the drive home became.
I was really gutted lastnight, tried not to be down. I went to work this morning early doors, not a murmur from the car, no squeel no clunking, ok this is positive! fingers crossed.
I drive home and I can now sense the tracking is definitely out (argggh I hate that) really anmoyed now as the motorsport place had it spot on prior to this point.
Then the ladt turn home and the squeeling started again (25 min journey) absolutely hacked off again now !!!! what the!?
so, I know its pretty hard to be certain but do people think it could be the rack itself?
i kind of wish I hadnt fitted the track focus direct bush now,
or could it be something else?
there ses to be various terms to describe the (same?) part, ball joints, swivel hubs? but the motorsport man didnt mention ball joints, just the track rod end (different right?)
im just not sure what it is, but the tracking is really annoying me and is making the driving experience worse now.
I know this has probably been covered before on here, bit I would really appreciate any help
oddly my non working washer pump seems like its working now at least, how weird.
best wishes,
S