The steering in our car has more slop in it than I think is normal, although I may be wrong because I've never driven a good/restored GT. I've examined everything and found that probably half of the slack is in the u-joint down on the steering rack, where the steering column/shaft connects to the u-joint. The joint itself looks OK.
I've tightened the hex-head bolt as much as I think I should. I expected it to pull this joint in tighter, but it doesn't. Should it? I does look pretty beefy.
Or, should I try something else, like slipping some shim strips in there to take up the slack?
I've tightened the hex-head bolt as much as I think I should. I expected it to pull this joint in tighter, but it doesn't. Should it? I does look pretty beefy.
Or, should I try something else, like slipping some shim strips in there to take up the slack?