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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