I have just bought a new drivers side are for my steering rack. When i loosened the arm the shaft going into the rack turned round quite a bit until the arm loosened. Now i think the rack is nachered as to me there should be no movement.

Anyone ever changed the arm i am talking about that goes from like the track rod and bolts onto the rack and did they have any moovement in the rack.

 

Cheers John Crisp

Oki so i was a bit drunk when i posted this and now it confuses me when i read it.

 

I replaced the driver's side steering arm (the arm has the trackrod end on it and screws into the rack). When i loosened the arm at the rack end (under the rubber boot) the rack turned about 30 degree's....is this normal as when i drive my car the steering doesnt feel right like there is something loose and when i switch the car off, press the brake hard and rock the steering there is a clunk noise coming from the rack at the driver's side.

 

Anyone got any input.

 

 

Cheers guys JOHN CRISP

You need to get someoene to press the brake and shake the steering while you look at what movement is there. If you can see the rack/arm jumping then its more than likely that it is fooked. :(

 

If in doubt get it check by a mechanic.. Pref mot tester.

Cheers Mickey

I have had the car over the pit at work (i'm an HGV mechanic) and thats when i noticed the knock from the rack. I posted on here ages ago regarding the knock and bought a steering arm from nissan thinking thats what the knock was. To me the rack is nachered as the shaft coming out the rack that the arm i replaced is secured to should be tight...only moving when the steering is turned but i was wondering if anyone had replaced the steering arm in question and if so what movement did they have in their rack(movement=did the shaft turn a bit b4 the arm actually loosened or was the shaft tight with no play in it).

 

Cheers John Crisp

Jonh

 

...I can't help, but I'd like to ask a question, as I've to replace one of the rubber bellows on my steering rack this weekend. The split bellows were pointed out at a recent MOT, and the guy advised me to loosen the locking nut that locks the arm to the track rod end, then rotate the arm intil it unscrews itself from the track rod end. Remove the nut, replace the bellows and put it all back together by reversing what's just been done - making sure the number of turns were counted to remove and repeated on re-assembly.

 

From what you seem to be saying, the arm is capable of being unscrewed from the rack. If this is the case then I should not follow his advice.

 

If you've any info that could help, I'd appreciate it.

 

many thanks

 

Jack

Jack

 

I am at the rack side of the arm u r turning......the arm the track rod end is screwed into is into like a 'ball end' at the rack where there is a large square block that is loosened bye a shifting spanner. when i loosen this...i can turn the rack as well for a bit..then the rack stops mooving and the square block loosens allowing me to remove the arm which the track rod is attached.

 

Cheers John Crisp

John

 

...I think I've got you. It's the answer I was looking for. Thanks for that. Re your other problem - in a previous (Saab) experience, the automatic idle valve gets stuck - full of carbon etc. Take it off the car and check that it's movement is free. Douse it in WD40 and put it back on. If it's gone big-time take it apart and clean the three bushes that drive it - carefull it's fragile.

 

I recall checking it's function by starting the car when it's cold and then unplugging the electrical connection - if nothing changes it's not working properly - after all it's an automatic choke.

 

good luck

 

Jack.

 

Just a thought I had an MOT recently and was advised (Lymon) to clean the throttle position sensor connections (they were a little green), the temp sensor at the front of the engine (it too was a little green). Reset the ECU by disconnecting the battery, clean the throttle bodies (didn't bother as I know they are clean) and clean the air filters (didn't bother as they are newish). And the results were startling. The car usually gets a ''little rich - take it to Nissan to sort'' comment from the MOT man, but this time it got an ''all clear, perfectly in the middle of all of the specs''... Might be worth a try...

Cheers Jack I will get my manual out to locate the valve....hopefully it will be easy to get to as i need the car for work.

 

Cheers again mate......John Crisp

John, i think i`ve found what you need.

 

Page 6 in the steering section of the manual.

 

refers to steering rack movement and adjustment.

 

cheerz, mickey.