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Scorpio · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:27 pm Post subject: Steering wheel loose

OK steering wheel can move in and out along axis of steering column...about 5 mm play.

For those in the know... It seems there is about 4 mm give between "that pvc tube" and the circlip...and another couple of mm between circlip and where it stops..

Is this just a steering shaft bearing problem or will sliding the "plastic tube" down a few mm stop this? an extra circlip could act as a washer/spacer

not mine but a pic for reference
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=27602&view=previous&sid=e659ae8edb2490794505d9527c9e0b7c
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Somethings not right. There shouldn't be that much play.

FYI, I'm pretty sure the plastic thingy in that picture you linked to is on backwards. The side with the gaps should be facing toward the front of the car.

Is your entire steering linkage hooked up, as in the primary shaft (in the cockpit), the intermediate shaft (in the engine bay, the piece with two knuckles on it), and the steering rack itself?

Uh. huh huh. huhuhuhuh! I managed to say shaft, cock and rack all in one post

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Scorpio · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:05 am Post subject:

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

I think you may be OK then. You need to get it all connected, and I bet the play goes away once you have the intermediate shaft attached at both ends, and the steering rack torqued down. There really shouldn't be any way for the primary shaft to move once everything is hooked up, unless your intermediate shaft has slop in the knuckles. If that turns out to be the case, I have a couple of extras that are in good shape.
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Ozzie · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:58 am Post subject:

Are LHD and RHD different shaft lengths.?
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john h · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:28 am Post subject:

Yep LHD and RHD are different lengths, LHD N/A and Turbo are the same length and then the right hand drive turbo (and GT) have yet again different length shaft, as RHD turbo and GT cross member is different from the RHD N/A cross member
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Scorpio · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:42 pm Post subject:

PROBLEM SOLVED

New steering shaft bearing (steering wheel side).....regreased old firewall bearing... Reused black plastic sleeve, with a drop of glue to stop it sliding(not that it does with new bearing)...and NO PLAY AT ALL
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my Porsches Arse!!!