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1986 Chev Cavalier Malfunction - Chassis, Suspension & Steering
Question: Actually I have a 56 ford streetrod with a Cavalier power steering rack unit powered by the ford pump on the 302 motor. For the first 1000 miles or so after I installed the rack it worked perfectly, but recently it has developed and alarming trick;
When I go from lock to lock, the steering wheel does not come back to the same place at center. It feels like an old, worn out, recirculating ball type steering in that there is a lot of 'play'. I can move the steering wheel almost 1/4 turn before the rack starts to move the tie rods.
There appears to be a component inside the rack assembly slipping. Maybe a shear pin or similar on the pinion? I double checked to make sure that there is absolutely no slack in the column and the steering wheel is solidly set on the splines on the steering shaft; There are two Borgeson universal joints on 'double D' connections between the end of the column and the rack input shaft. All are tight with no slop.
Is there an adjustment on the rack housing that will take up lateral play between the pinion and rack? I found one adjustment directly under the input shaft which seems to adjust the steering pressure but moving that adjustment did not relieve the amount of play in the steering wheel.
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