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Based on these forums it seems a lot less people have issues with the steering column and it more or less relates to worn tie rods, rack bushings, etc.Well he was right about it being super simple to check! But my shaft moves perfectly with the steering wheel so I guess I can rule that out. Now I need to check the steering rack which means asking my wife for help.
Well he was right about it being super simple to check! But my shaft moves perfectly with the steering wheel so I guess I can rule that out. Now I need to check the steering rack which means asking my wife for help.
Check out @Ayune 's writeup that he linked. It fixed exactly what you describe in my '99. He shows how to check for the play, and it only takes a minute to see if that's where you have slop.Haha. The car I have been driving the last few months is a 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT. Certainly not a sports car, but it has a sport steering mode which seems to simulate a tighter steering response. Could be that I just got used to driving that?
Regarding what feels loose, it just seems to feel like when the steering wheel is straight and I turn a few degrees left or right it doesn't respond right away. It does respond, but it just feels like a slight delay. Like I can wobble the wheel back and forth an inch or so in each direction and the rig doesn't really react, or if it does, it's delayed.
I have not replaced the sway bar bushings or the links and they are pretty worn down.
Thats how I do it!Or set up your phone or camcorder for video shooting and rock the steering wheel yourself.
Bushings will fix that.Well, I finally got under there and had my wife turn the steering wheel and the rack is definitely moving back and forth a bit before the tires start to move. But it's definitely the whole rack that moves back and forth. It's not that big a deal to me, especially if all new bushings aren't going to be a massive improvement.
Specifically the aftermarket poly bushings which are the only ones you can get. The Toyota rubber bushings are only available with a new rack.Bushings will fix that.
Toyota D bushing is available separately…Specifically the aftermarket poly bushings which are the only ones you can get. The Toyota rubber bushings are only available with a new rack.
I agree. I replaced bushings and inner and outer TREs and still had about 1” slop. Internals were worn.Don't get your hopes up if you go with new OEM bushings. As mentioned earlier I just replaced my entire system and the rack still has the half inch or so movement, video below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2SKr04J6GSB4QAnSpCSku_zTb07N6M0/view?usp=sharing
So your rack would stay in place (referenced to the bushings) as opposed to @Mike NXP's video where it is moving?I agree. I replaced bushings and inner and outer TREs and still had about 1” slop. Internals were worn.
After I replaced the bushings with new poly junkers, yes the rack would stay stationary and wheels wouldn’t move until I turned the steering wheel >1” in either direction.So your rack would stay in place (referenced to the bushings) as opposed to @Mike NXP's video where it is moving?
What size tires are you running? Can you confirm that the rack itself moves when you move the steering wheel?Im back to obsessing over my steering.
More specifically , why would a brand new Toyota steering rack , bushings , hardware ,and tie rods still have about half inch / inch of play ?
Toyota says it's all brand new parts and that's normal of course.
Others on here have said go aftermarket d bushing but I can't justify the labor and cost to do that when I have new parts already installed.
Is there something that needs to be tightened or is the Toyota oem D bushing just crap and allows for play?
What size tires are you running? Can you confirm that the rack itself moves when you move the steering wheel?