Yes, I recall that vid you made Neil. My rack moved, but not as much as yours. Even so, the new bushings were an upgrade. I have to say again that prepping the rack bolts well before doing the job would be a good thing. Alistair
> On Sep 12, 2014, at 12:03 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Another experienced Vanagon owner recently told me that the steering > rack bushing upgrade they did really improved handling of cross winds. > This was for a manual steering rack. > > As have others, I've noticed (and posted a video) how much the rack > moves on the bushings. Even when bushings are new. I observed this > while turning the steering rod by hand while under my Vanagon, so this > obviously doesn't replicate what happens with all parts concerned > while driving, but I was surprised at the movement none the less. > > I look forward to upgrading the steering rack bushings. Thanks again > for the blog post. > > Neil. > >> On 9/12/14, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >> >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/vanagon-front-suspension-bushing-work/ > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group: > > http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej |
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