The old steering rack bush trouble
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:50 pm
My daily driven 1300 marina has numerous minor ailments (carb leaking, a fuel pump that today decided to partially disassemble itself, multiple oil leaks)
However, there has developed an alarming (mostly for unassuming passengers) clunk from the front end every time I catch a bump or am at speed. This can often be solved with a sharp left hand turn- so I'm assuming the nolathane bush that was fitted 2 or 3 years ago has decided that it doesn't like doing its job any more. Since this was a pain in the arse to do the first time, does anyone have any tips as to keeping the little bugger where it's supposed to be- this is assuming that the bush is in any usable state when I come to disassemble the end of the rack- might bite the bullet and get a garage to do it again- MOT time is looming and I dont think the sound will fill the tester with confidence!
If you think I'm Barking up the wrong tree then I'm open to suggestions- although the sound is quite similar from memory to deep clunking and 'machine gun' noise when at speed that I suffered when the original bush disintegrated!
However, there has developed an alarming (mostly for unassuming passengers) clunk from the front end every time I catch a bump or am at speed. This can often be solved with a sharp left hand turn- so I'm assuming the nolathane bush that was fitted 2 or 3 years ago has decided that it doesn't like doing its job any more. Since this was a pain in the arse to do the first time, does anyone have any tips as to keeping the little bugger where it's supposed to be- this is assuming that the bush is in any usable state when I come to disassemble the end of the rack- might bite the bullet and get a garage to do it again- MOT time is looming and I dont think the sound will fill the tester with confidence!
If you think I'm Barking up the wrong tree then I'm open to suggestions- although the sound is quite similar from memory to deep clunking and 'machine gun' noise when at speed that I suffered when the original bush disintegrated!