Date:         Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:43:36 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Play at Manual Steering Rack and Bushings ok? (VIDEO)
Comments: To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net>
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Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't post that in my original email.

Heck if I had the budget, I'd hire a helper, and have him/her/it do
things like turn the steering wheel while I doddled staring at all the
bits underneath.

Heck. If I had the budget, I'd get myself some kind of fancy remote
controlled camera to strap underneath so I could capture video while
driving!

<grin>

Neil.


On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
> True, some play is normal - under load and yes, the bushings are there to
> absorb some of the bumps and vibration, also under load.
>
> But the play he shows is the result of turning the input shaft back and
> forth by hand & it's not the bushings compressing under load.