BlackCaprice
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Got a bit of a power steering issue/query if anyone knows?
Recently we took the brother's VK over the pits and got our list of things to do/fix. One of the issues was the power steering rack and/or power steering pump was leaking very slightly, mainly from the in/out hoses to the pump/reservoir and what seemed to be from that little diamond shaped inspection cover on the bottom of the steering rack.
So took the pump off, replaced the o ring in the flow control valve and refitted and it all seems fine with no leaks.
Now onto that inspection plate on the bottom of the rack. Took that off and there was a white nylon bushing type thing in the hole that seemed to be keeping the inner rack in place (if you know what I mean?). It had a bunch of really thin gaskets between the rack and plate that bolts on, so I I assumed that these were causing the leak. Got rid of them and just used silicon to seal, bolted it back up and it's all good with no leaks.
Now comes the issue - today I drove it for the first time since then and the steering feels like it's binding a bit, feels a bit heavy and worst of all not self centering.
The only thing I can think of is that now those gaskets aren't between the cover plate and rack body, it's caused that nylon bushing thing to be pressed up harder against the actual rack when I bolted it back up? Is it possible that just that small amount of gasket thickness is needed to keep the bushing loose enough to allow free rack play - or am I missing something else?
Sorry for the long winded question but anyone who's seen the bit I'm talking about will probably know what i mean.
Hoping to rectify it this weekend so any tips or suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers!
Recently we took the brother's VK over the pits and got our list of things to do/fix. One of the issues was the power steering rack and/or power steering pump was leaking very slightly, mainly from the in/out hoses to the pump/reservoir and what seemed to be from that little diamond shaped inspection cover on the bottom of the steering rack.
So took the pump off, replaced the o ring in the flow control valve and refitted and it all seems fine with no leaks.
Now onto that inspection plate on the bottom of the rack. Took that off and there was a white nylon bushing type thing in the hole that seemed to be keeping the inner rack in place (if you know what I mean?). It had a bunch of really thin gaskets between the rack and plate that bolts on, so I I assumed that these were causing the leak. Got rid of them and just used silicon to seal, bolted it back up and it's all good with no leaks.
Now comes the issue - today I drove it for the first time since then and the steering feels like it's binding a bit, feels a bit heavy and worst of all not self centering.
The only thing I can think of is that now those gaskets aren't between the cover plate and rack body, it's caused that nylon bushing thing to be pressed up harder against the actual rack when I bolted it back up? Is it possible that just that small amount of gasket thickness is needed to keep the bushing loose enough to allow free rack play - or am I missing something else?
Sorry for the long winded question but anyone who's seen the bit I'm talking about will probably know what i mean.
Hoping to rectify it this weekend so any tips or suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers!