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Scott Buchanan
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Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:36 am Post subject:
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This simple repair that I did last Sunday is so cool that I wanted to share
with these groups. I hope that it helps others.
1995 Grand AM 4Cyl
Problems : Excessive torque steer, Excessive Rut steer, wandering on
freeway and intermittent shaking feed-back to the steering wheel during
braking.
While inspecting the suspension I found that the rubber bushing that
attaches the tie rod to the steering rack was worn out allowing a lot of
slack. Since the bushing was vulcanized to the tie rod I thought it would be
necessary to replace the entire rods the get the alignment re- done. It
turns out that they sell bushing kits to replace the rubber and the steel
spacer piece that the bolt goes through. It is not necessary to remove the
rod from the car.
It took about two hours to do the job. V-6 cars will be more difficult. So
far, the car is much more stable on the freeway, no torque steer and no
shaking.
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Steve Mackie
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Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject:
Re: Simple Repair Great Results |
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| Quote: | While inspecting the suspension I found that the rubber bushing that
attaches the tie rod to the steering rack was worn out allowing a lot of
slack. Since the bushing was vulcanized to the tie rod I thought it would
be
necessary to replace the entire rods the get the alignment re- done. It
turns out that they sell bushing kits to replace the rubber and the steel
spacer piece that the bolt goes through. It is not necessary to remove the
rod from the car.
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I am lost, where are these rubber bushings? |
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Scott Buchanan
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Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:59 pm Post subject:
Re: Simple Repair Great Results |
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Under the hood, formed to the tie rods, where the tie rods attach to the
steering rack. One bolt goes through the bushing to hold the tie rod to the
rack.
"Steve Mackie" <stevemackie@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:r_2dneiZqpvQTqvfRVn-oA@rogers.com...
| Quote: | While inspecting the suspension I found that the rubber bushing that
attaches the tie rod to the steering rack was worn out allowing a lot of
slack. Since the bushing was vulcanized to the tie rod I thought it
would
be
necessary to replace the entire rods the get the alignment re- done. It
turns out that they sell bushing kits to replace the rubber and the
steel
spacer piece that the bolt goes through. It is not necessary to remove
the
rod from the car.
I am lost, where are these rubber bushings?
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Steve Mackie
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Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:36 am Post subject:
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Now I got it. I was thinking the Grand Am was the same as the Lumina/Monte
Carlo/Grandprix, but it's not. It's the same as the Sunbird/Cavalier.
"Scott Buchanan" <t120rv@pacifier.com> wrote in message
news:113e5c9f7jr452@corp.supernews.com...
| Quote: | Under the hood, formed to the tie rods, where the tie rods attach to the
steering rack. One bolt goes through the bushing to hold the tie rod to
the
rack.
"Steve Mackie" <stevemackie@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:r_2dneiZqpvQTqvfRVn-oA@rogers.com...
While inspecting the suspension I found that the rubber bushing that
attaches the tie rod to the steering rack was worn out allowing a lot
of
slack. Since the bushing was vulcanized to the tie rod I thought it
would
be
necessary to replace the entire rods the get the alignment re- done. It
turns out that they sell bushing kits to replace the rubber and the
steel
spacer piece that the bolt goes through. It is not necessary to remove
the
rod from the car.
I am lost, where are these rubber bushings? |
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shiden_kai
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Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:17 am Post subject:
Re: Simple Repair Great Results |
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Steve Mackie wrote:
| Quote: | Now I got it. I was thinking the Grand Am was the same as the
Lumina/Monte Carlo/Grandprix, but it's not. It's the same as the
Sunbird/Cavalier.
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Yes, it uses the center take off steering rack.
Ian |
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