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Hello everyone

I have a 280Z, manufacture date 6/77. It has stock L28. The steering has about a quarter of a turn of slack. Getting ready to rebuild entire suspension. Have searched this site and the internet. Does anyone know where to purchase new or rebuilt steering rack?

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If the rack just has "slack".... you maybe able to adjust..... adjacent to the steering shaft pinion box is a large adjust screw for a spade screw driver with a big retaining lock nut.... loosen the lock nut with front wheels off the ground and tighten the adjusting screw and then back off about a 1/4 turn and check for slack........ then fine adjust and observe ....there are shims to adjust pinion rotary torque if steering becomes difficult but that is complicated and my require a manual and special measuring devics.... basically you are adusting the steering like a front wheel bearing and you do not want the adjusting nut too tight but with enough free play to operate the steering easily with a minimum of slack.

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