Jim: You are right on the money. I had long discovered these worn bushings but was afraid that they might be difficult to replace by myself and it might need a wheel alignment afterwards. So I have not had the gut to replace mine. I believe these worn bushings are also responsible for slopy steering when driving against head wind. Thanks a lot for the tip. I guess I will order those bushings to replace mine soon. David --- On Thu, 9/3/09, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: To those concerned with steering wheel sloppiness > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 6:27 PM > I have over the years been all > through my 83 vanagon steering (this > said because I don't remember if later model vanagons have > the same > setup, I think they do) It has been wonderfully correct for > some time > but there was always an annoying bump where the wheels > seemed free to > roam over a rocky road while the steering wheel sat firmly > in my > hands, issuing complaint from somewhere below. On straight > roads, the > car floated imperceptibly, though was easily corrected by > guiding the > wheel. > > The problem was fixed in fifteen minutes with the > replacement of the > two rubber bushings that fit into the half of the steering > column that > comes up from the floor. You drop the upper shaft (no need > to remove > the wheel) and pull out the old bushing with pliers, then > soap up the > new bushings and press them in with your fingers. > > No more bumping sounds, no more slop. > > Jim > |
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