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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: valintino46 on 23 February 2010, 12:19

Title: steering loose
Post by: valintino46 on 23 February 2010, 12:19

my 96'gti failed m.o.t on loose steering,felt like steering wheel is loose but its not, ive inspected down to the nuckle joint in foot well and seems further on, any ideas? :undecided:

Title: Re: steering loose
Post by: Wayne on 23 February 2010, 12:20

Play in the rack maybe.

Title: Re: steering loose
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 23 February 2010, 12:23

MOT tester should of said if the play was in the rack, which it sounds like it is.

Title: Re: steering loose
Post by: rubjonny on 23 February 2010, 15:38

check the bolt that holds the ign lock housing to the outer column tube. take lower ign lock trim off and you'll see it. likely its a shear bolt on a MK3 tho, earlier dubs have an allen bolt. mole grips should do to get it tight enough if it is loose.

Title: Re: steering loose
Post by: valintino46 on 23 February 2010, 17:27

is there a nylon bush in the top half of the steering colomn? as there is play with the shaft inside the tube.

Title: Re: steering loose
Post by: leegt5 on 23 February 2010, 17:42

Quote from: valintino46 on 23 February 2010, 17:27

is there a nylon bush in the top half of the steering colomn? as there is play with the shaft inside the tube.

Theres a nylon bush butted in the bottom of the column tube.Though if this is shot you should be able to move the column as it goes though the bush into the column tube.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/leegt5/golfgti/column.jpg)

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