Thank you Ken!

On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 2:53 PM kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com> wrote:

> Jack up the front of the van so both wheels are off of the ground.  Grab
> the wheel at 3 and 9 position and while you look at the steering rack boot,
> try to rock the wheel side to side.  If it is tight then you are good.  If
> there is play, see if it is the tie rod outer or the inner one (under the
> steering rack boot).  It should be obvious.
>
> Ken
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 1:45 PM Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everybody!
>>
>> How does one know when the inners are warn out on a vanagon? I watched a
>> few videos on it, when I hit a bump I definitely feel it in my steering
>> wheel. I don’t think mine have ever been changed, I’m at about 235k miles.
>> I have urethane bushings all around except the steering rack, haven’t
>> changed those old decrepit bushings yet and when I hit about 65 70 my
>> steering wheel is vibrating annoyingly. Gonna update to urethane bushing
>> for the rack mount and do the inner and outer tie rods while I’m at it and
>> install the steering stiffener. Just curious if those are the symptoms of
>> a
>> warm inner tie rod? I was ready to change my urethanes back to rubbers but
>> I think my issue is in the steering rack now it’s the only thing I haven’t
>> updated. Thanks for reading. Peace tom
>>
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