Vague Steering - steering rack bushes? Need the column welding?

[Dunc]

Hi all,

as title says. My steering feels vague and a bit non existant lol!

Could the steering column need welding? if so, anyone got a pic of where and is it easy to do? Or maybe the bushes are worn? Are these available still? if not, where the hell do you do?! lol

pics would be handy cheers!

Dunc

[Vandella]

things to check would be ball joints, play in the track rod arms (where they join to the rack).. as for the column sebastien_t_1102636235_43600012g_182.jpg the top column and the bit circled is where they get welded up.. its basically welding the inner shaft bit to the outer bit so it cant twist/move inside..

[Dunc]

Yeah, i've checked all the ball joints etc. Jacked the wheels up and given them a good wobble to see. Hence why im now thinking steering rack related.

Cheers for the pic, thats Brillant! Looks a pain in the arse to do! Especially as my car is complete! dont really fancy ripping it apart!

Dunc

[16v_paddy]

It's a piece of piss to get the column out

Take the plastic steering cowling off & you'll have access to the nuts that hold the column onto the car then you just need to undo the 13mm nut that secures the column to the rack which you can get to from the drivers wheel arch with a long enough extension

[Dunc]

Cheers paddy! will be looking at this over the weekend cheers! Got old Coops popping round too! being as he only lives 2 mins away LOL

Dunc

[16v_paddy]

Aaaahhh, that bodging pikey fcuker will probably get you to weld the bastard whilst still fitted to the car