i have recently found that my cars steering was becoming very loose and very light. upon investigation i thought i needed to replace ball joint etc. found that i need to replace some drop links but even this did not cure it.
soon after my brother who also owns an ek9 was getting the same thing. i tested his car round the twisties and was indeed the same but not as worse.
i replaced my steering fluid with oem stuff and bled the brakes and clutch and looked round the rack.
came across this article:
streeting rack adjustment to fix any loose steering??
I was wondering if anyone has performed this adjustment and what was the outcome of doing it was? where you guys successful? were you happy with the adjustment done? thanks guys
Entire contents courtesy of Honda-Tech user "kkim" whom I hope I have not insulted by quoting him here:
Steering Adjustment
From: kkim
If your car has lost that nice silky, smooth steering feel it had when it was new, perhaps a rack adjustment might help. I noticed on previous Hondas I have owned that the steering becomes 'light' as the cars got older. Also, some cars developed a rattle when driven on bumpy roads.
There is an adjustment you can do that will take the 'slop' out of the steering rack. After you have blocked, raised, and put your car on jackstands, crawl under and find the steering rack. (It's that thing that your steering column connects to under your car.)
Along the top side of the rack there is an adjustment screw with a giant lock nut (40mm) you will have to loosen. Honda sells a wrench, of course, but you can either make a long slender 40mm box wrench of your own or use a hammer and a punch to loosen the lock nut.
Once loose, turn the adjuster in until it bottoms, then retighten the lock nut. You may have to do this procedure a few times to get it just right as this is one of those things that works best by trial and error. What I found was a much better feel for the road and a much smoother steering input. Happy strafing!!
that was writen back in 96-97. since then, I've always checked my steering rack on every H/A I've owned.
if you have the manual, it is described on page 17-21... rack guide adjustment.
if your steering is feeling "loose", this will definately help.
End attribution
after seeing this i had a look and found the adjustment. i just want to know if anyone else has done this? and what it actually adjusts?
i just find it wierd as i never came across steering rack adjustment before and my other cars have no such adjustment. cheers for your help
oli
soon after my brother who also owns an ek9 was getting the same thing. i tested his car round the twisties and was indeed the same but not as worse.
i replaced my steering fluid with oem stuff and bled the brakes and clutch and looked round the rack.
came across this article:
streeting rack adjustment to fix any loose steering??
I was wondering if anyone has performed this adjustment and what was the outcome of doing it was? where you guys successful? were you happy with the adjustment done? thanks guys
Entire contents courtesy of Honda-Tech user "kkim" whom I hope I have not insulted by quoting him here:
Steering Adjustment
From: kkim
If your car has lost that nice silky, smooth steering feel it had when it was new, perhaps a rack adjustment might help. I noticed on previous Hondas I have owned that the steering becomes 'light' as the cars got older. Also, some cars developed a rattle when driven on bumpy roads.
There is an adjustment you can do that will take the 'slop' out of the steering rack. After you have blocked, raised, and put your car on jackstands, crawl under and find the steering rack. (It's that thing that your steering column connects to under your car.)
Along the top side of the rack there is an adjustment screw with a giant lock nut (40mm) you will have to loosen. Honda sells a wrench, of course, but you can either make a long slender 40mm box wrench of your own or use a hammer and a punch to loosen the lock nut.
Once loose, turn the adjuster in until it bottoms, then retighten the lock nut. You may have to do this procedure a few times to get it just right as this is one of those things that works best by trial and error. What I found was a much better feel for the road and a much smoother steering input. Happy strafing!!
that was writen back in 96-97. since then, I've always checked my steering rack on every H/A I've owned.
if you have the manual, it is described on page 17-21... rack guide adjustment.
if your steering is feeling "loose", this will definately help.
End attribution
after seeing this i had a look and found the adjustment. i just want to know if anyone else has done this? and what it actually adjusts?
i just find it wierd as i never came across steering rack adjustment before and my other cars have no such adjustment. cheers for your help
oli
