Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Welcome to OOF

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: steering rack problem  (Read 669 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

mr ICE man

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • dolgellau wales
  • Posts: 492
  • if it aint broke try and fix it
    • View Profile
steering rack problem
« on: 03 November 2009, 21:27:09 »
ive got a r reg 2.5 omega the passenger side joint to the steering rack is loose,is a spline joint ir just a bush?should i replace the whole thing or just the bush?have tried tightening it but made no difference! :y
Logged
scream if you want to go faster!!!

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39729
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: steering rack problem
« Reply #1 on: 03 November 2009, 21:29:56 »
Quote
ive got a r reg 2.5 omega the passenger side joint to the steering rack is loose,is a spline joint ir just a bush?should i replace the whole thing or just the bush?have tried tightening it but made no difference! :y

Omegas don't use a steering rack!  ;)
Logged

mantahatch

  • Guest
Re: steering rack problem
« Reply #2 on: 03 November 2009, 21:33:26 »
Is this the bit that bolts to the front chassis rail with two bolts and has an arm coming off the bottom.

If so all you can do is replace it. And a nice new one really improves handling. At least it did on mine.
Logged

Marks DTM Calib

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • West Bridgford
  • Posts: 33982
  • Git!
    • View Profile
Re: steering rack problem
« Reply #3 on: 03 November 2009, 21:34:15 »
Steering idler arm by the sound of it
Logged

mr ICE man

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • dolgellau wales
  • Posts: 492
  • if it aint broke try and fix it
    • View Profile
Re: steering rack problem
« Reply #4 on: 03 November 2009, 21:37:04 »
it is the steering idler arm!thankyou,are they easy to do?
Logged
scream if you want to go faster!!!

raywilb

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • york
  • Posts: 1874
    • DS DS4
    • View Profile
Re: steering rack problem
« Reply #5 on: 04 November 2009, 16:17:00 »
i did the one on mine, i just had to give it a good shock with a hammer but not too difficult  :y :y
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.037 seconds with 21 queries.