Steering Rack Stops

[mgaut]

All

I've got a pile of observations following the 12,000 mile service (I'll post separately on the excellent job they have done). I'll be tackling the easier jobs myself (wiper blades, exhaust hangers etc). They have got the important stuff, like ENGINE BAY FUEL LINES beginning to perish.

One job is to fit Steering Rack Stops, to stop the spiders rubbing the wishbones.

As the search facility is down can anyone point me at a thread or give me some advice on fitting please.

Also, out of interest, some of the valve clearances were down to 3 jobbies, whereas they should be 10 or 12, so apparently I'm in for a pleasant power hike when I get the car back !)

cheers

Mike

[Gazzab]

You need at leat one stopper per side.
They are simply plastic discs with a hole in the middle. You put them on the steering rack on each side , they limit the turn to avoid scraping wheels.

[Allandwf]

I got mine from racing green, they are as stated above, but, are split down the side so you can slip them over the rack without dismantling anything, just pull back the gaitor and fit one each side then put the gaitor back.
An EASY job for a change. Oh and about a fiver.

[mgaut]

an easy job; fantasic ! thanks for the info.

Mike

[peteA]

Gazzab said:

You need at leat one stopper per side.
They are simply plastic discs with a hole in the middle. You put them on the steering rack on each side , they limit the turn to avoid scraping wheels.

I note that this is to stop the spiders from scraping...my car has SP12 alloys...havent driven it enough to see if the wheels rub...anyone got any experience of SP12's doing this...?

[Gazzab]

Sp12s wont scrape as they have the right offsets etc.....