Steve Murr
Paid Member
I guess im raising this for future reference-
We all know the 197s / 200's suffer from a few common problems, Gearbox, A/C units, Seals etc etc -
Well, I think we 'could' add another to the list-
STEERING RACKS.
After having nearly 40 197's/200s its becoming apparent ( to me anyway) that the steering clunking that is reported in varying degrees in the fault threads is going to be down to a large degree to the fact that I think the uprated rack on Mk3's isnt up to the task being asked of the chassis & the car.
I hear that some have replaced the lower arms etc, however If your getting knocks through the column when going lock to lock it would appear that the racks are on their way out.
I had a very knocky 197 where we changed the rack, the new part from renault comes with new track rods & new ends as well- totally transformed the car & the driving experience.
I can also report the same problem occuring on another couple of 200's-
Whats more irritating is that renault seems oblivious to sounds made by the column & rack & struggle to diagnose it.
If your sitting in your car & its knocking/clunking across lock to lock - & your mileage is +25k- chances are your rack has significant play inside or its notchy at the bottom of the pinion joining the bottom of the colomn then a new rack is probably needed-
plus a good 6/700 repair to get it right........
regards
Steve
R-SPort
We all know the 197s / 200's suffer from a few common problems, Gearbox, A/C units, Seals etc etc -
Well, I think we 'could' add another to the list-
STEERING RACKS.
After having nearly 40 197's/200s its becoming apparent ( to me anyway) that the steering clunking that is reported in varying degrees in the fault threads is going to be down to a large degree to the fact that I think the uprated rack on Mk3's isnt up to the task being asked of the chassis & the car.
I hear that some have replaced the lower arms etc, however If your getting knocks through the column when going lock to lock it would appear that the racks are on their way out.
I had a very knocky 197 where we changed the rack, the new part from renault comes with new track rods & new ends as well- totally transformed the car & the driving experience.
I can also report the same problem occuring on another couple of 200's-
Whats more irritating is that renault seems oblivious to sounds made by the column & rack & struggle to diagnose it.
If your sitting in your car & its knocking/clunking across lock to lock - & your mileage is +25k- chances are your rack has significant play inside or its notchy at the bottom of the pinion joining the bottom of the colomn then a new rack is probably needed-
plus a good 6/700 repair to get it right........
regards
Steve
R-SPort