Thanks Scott. Very much appreciated.

I do recall your post in the archives speaking of that play.

My concern was losing steering suddenly due to minor "clunk" in rack
becoming something else.

Sets my mind at ease.

Neil.

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> the only manual steering rack 'failure' I have seen is the bushings on the
> outer ends can wear, so the end of the geared track �can move up/down up to
> an eighth of �inch there, which translates to steering �play at the wheel.
> Other than that , I have never seen one seize, or strip out or anything like
> that.
> Quite a nicely made part I think - last forever if everything else is
> maintained...
> like shocks, alignment, and tire balance and roundness.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 10:35 AM
> Subject: Can a Manual Steering Rack Fail Internally?

>> Aside from play in the steering gear parts, what signs does a Vanagon
>> manual steering rack give before it fails?
>>
>> Do they actually fail internally? Like are there cases where the rack
>> suddenly fails?

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