[DeTomaso] thermostats

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

It was similar to what one sees with a shot passenger side bushing with regard to inner tie rod joint movement up and down.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Tornblom" <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
To: "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] thermostats


> Charles McCall skrev:
>> Oh, btw Charlie, your suggestion about shimming the steering rack may in 
>> fact be a good advice. I took it for a drive this afternoon, and I now 
>> notice a distinct play in the steering wheel with the wheels pointing 
>> straight.
>> ***Begs the question - has something worn, or was it assembled that way? In
>> my case, it would appear to have been assembled that way and perhaps had a
>> loose steering rack from day 1? Unless someone snuck in and added shims in
>> the middle of the night. 
>> 
>> Tomas thought that the assembly must have "settled" or something - there was
>> some kind of gunk that wore away with time leaving the slop. It's otherwise
>> inconceivable that they would have mounted a brand new steering rack with
>> slack in the system... 
> 
> I'll ask Tomas to check the amount and compare it to yours.
> 
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> Cheers,
> Thomas
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