After a 200 mile drive in my GTD yesterday, I noticed something about the steering. Before I bought the car, It had stood for nine years without being driven.
Now I've checked all the usual stuff, replaced fuel lines, checked the brakes, bearings, steering joints etc but yesterday I noticed when driving for any length of time with the steering in the straight ahead position, the steering gets slightly "stuck" and takes slightly more effort to turn the wheel. It's not nearly as dramatic as it sounds and I'm sure its not dangerous, but nevertheless I'd like to get it sorted. I'm wondering if the steering rack has wear or corrosion that's making it behave like it is. Is the GTD rack a commercially available item from a production car or will I need to have it looked at/rebuilt by a specialist. I'd like to inspect it myself to familiarise myself with the car more, but understand the rack can be a pig to get at.
Any advice greatfully received.
Thanks
Simon
ps, don't you just hate all these newbie posts?
Now I've checked all the usual stuff, replaced fuel lines, checked the brakes, bearings, steering joints etc but yesterday I noticed when driving for any length of time with the steering in the straight ahead position, the steering gets slightly "stuck" and takes slightly more effort to turn the wheel. It's not nearly as dramatic as it sounds and I'm sure its not dangerous, but nevertheless I'd like to get it sorted. I'm wondering if the steering rack has wear or corrosion that's making it behave like it is. Is the GTD rack a commercially available item from a production car or will I need to have it looked at/rebuilt by a specialist. I'd like to inspect it myself to familiarise myself with the car more, but understand the rack can be a pig to get at.
Any advice greatfully received.
Thanks
Simon
ps, don't you just hate all these newbie posts?