92chevyeuro Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 How do i know if my steering rack is going bad? When im driving along and i hit a pot hole or a groove in the road, the steering wheel will jerk right or left with whatever i hit. It only started doing this recently. It also feels like there is more play in the steering than usual. If it is the steering rack going bad, are they expensive to get replaced? Im thinking the car wont even be worth getting it fixed. Thanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ball Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I had something like that and it was both of my outer tie rods. But all I need now is an alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 mostely likely it is a tie-rod or ball joint. and anyhow, a bad rack is no reason to junk a car if it is otherwise good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ball Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Yeah definitly check those out. They arent even hard to replace. Cheap too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92chevyeuro Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 mostely likely it is a tie-rod or ball joint. and anyhow, a bad rack is no reason to junk a car if it is otherwise good. well, the trans is on its way out. And the engine has a slight rattle when i first start it in the morning. So if it needs too much work im just going to junk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 that engine will run forever with the rattle haha...have you seenthe video of my 3.1 starting in the morning?? it soudns pretty brutal and it's been going for two or mroe years like that...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92chevyeuro Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 yea, but im not so sure about the trans. I believe its on its way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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