HICKL Posted August 20, 2002 Share Posted August 20, 2002 My 76 280 has quite a bit of slop in steering. Keeping with a budget, I want to go after worst parts first. (stock car, no racing...yet)I can see that I need outer tie rods. Does this car have inner tie rods? Do they typically wear as bad as outers? What is Inner tie rod? Looked in VB catalog and did not see listing for inner tie rod for this year. Please help, I have never worked on a rack and pinion front end. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted August 20, 2002 Share Posted August 20, 2002 Yes the rack has inner joints but, if the rack is in good shape the inner joints are probably in good shape too. They are also pretty expensive. Try replacing the outers first and see if that cures your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Be careful how you measure slop. Z's are notorious for having too much rubber mounting the steering pieces. If you hold one tire steady and can move the other tire back and forth, then you have some life threatening slop that has to be taken care of. Tire rod ends (inner and outer), steering rack, ball joints and even strut mounts all need to be checked. If you have a lot of slop in the steering wheel, then steering rack mounts (rubber), steering coupler (rubber) and steering column U joints all need to be checked or upgraded with urethane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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