play in steering

[gozziee]

hi all i can move my steering wheel both ways a little bit before anything happens with the steering. up until april it had been 5 years since i had driven her so cant remember what it was like then but its not good when going 70 :wink: on a duel carriageway due to feeling like ive got no control when this happens. is there any way to get rid of this ??? it passed the mot about 3 weeks ago so cant be too serious but i would like it sorted.. any help would be great

many thanks

[16v_paddy]

Common cause of that problem is play in the bottom of the steering column caused by a bit of rubber wearing out. There's 2 ways of fixing it, 1 is a new column and the other is to get that bit of the column welded up, pretty sure there's a guide on her or C16v with pics etc :wink:

9 times out of 10 that will cure the problem, if not then you need to be looking at the track rod ends as they could be knackered

[MatBrown]

I have a good column in stock.

[gozziee]

[quote="MatBrown"]I have a good column in stock.[/quote

im off on hoilday next week for 2 1/2 weeks so wont do anything until im back but if it comes to it what price are you looking for ??? and would i be able to fit it myself

[16v_paddy]

Pretty straightforward to remove & replace yourself, the tricky bit is getting at the nut & bolt that connects the column to the rack :wink:

[gozziee]

cheers mate :D

[gozziee]

im hopefully not being thick but would my car have passed the mot with knackered track rod ends ?????

[diditno]

Not if the bottom gaiters are split. More than likely the union joint in he rack tbh.