steering column play, but already welded?

[midge]

ok so todays job was to weld the steering column as it has the usaul 'go where it wants' play, pulled back the rubber and theres already a weld there, one either side of it, not all the way round, so does this mean its not the column?
Whats the cause!?

[Coops]

check it for play anyway, if its not welded much they can break again. if its definatly not column, open bonnet and get a mate to turn lock to lock and look for play/movement in the rack tself, the mounts on the subframe can go and cause play

[MatBrown]

Yeah, as said, if the welds on the column are fine it will be play in the rack or bottom balljoints.



Mat.

[clowo16v]

On AmDaMans dimma I was gonna weld the column up but that was fine and it was the track rod ends that were ****ed

Matt

[VIPERONE]

check the 4 bolts are torqued up that hold the column in