69sroadster Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 My RHD ZX seems to have a bit of slop in the steering rack inboard of the inner tie rods. When I'm driving about 50 mph I get a steering wheel shake that lessens around 75 mph and then comes back again as you go faster. Within that range the shaking almost disappears when in a turn. The wheel bearings were replaced and check good the remainder of the front suspension checks good. I noticed that I can get a rebuilt rack (manual steering) for $380 online but it's for a LHD. Would I be able to flip this one or mod it to work in mine? Any thoughts about what inside the steering gear box would be at fault? Am I going in the wrong direction in the first place? I have noticed the slop first hand under the car when applying force to the front and back of the tires and it looks to be inside the steering gear box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69sroadster Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 Are the manual steering racks rebuildable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domenic Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I do not believe it is worth your time ... just upgrade it !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69sroadster Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 Domenic, do you mean switching to a P/S rack and unit? Besides all of the ZX options what are my options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Look at other things as well: the ball joints on the tie rod ends, LCA ball joints, u-joint in the steering shaft, alignment. These can also cause your problem and don't require hard to find RHD parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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