RE: Steering Column Vibes

["Anthony Pelletier" <apelle62@MAIL.CAPS.MAINE.EDU>]

To:            scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Date:          Mon, 17 Aug 1998 21:08:55 -0400
Subject:       RE: Steering Column Vibes
From:          scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)

While I am writing away I might as well ask about this too.  I have a 
vibration in my stering wheel that starts around 70 (acording to my 
inacurat speedo probably about 80) below that it is fine above that 
it gets worse as you go.  parts new within the last 15k  tie rods, 
cv's ball joints tires the rack was replaced but I used a used one 
from another car I had( damn I new I should have bought a new one.)  
the car had like 120k on it.  now my question is is this vibration 
from the rack? or could it be the steering column bearing?  there is 
play in the steering column.(ever since waterfest and my new jersey 
trip--damn those highways are rough)  there is also an adjustment on 
manual racks.  can I adjust it to take out play in the rack?.  also 
if I have to change the rack anyone know how tochange one without 
removine my header--those are always fun to take off.... 

Thanks for reading
Tony




Yeah, I've had the lower bearings fall down. Any easy fix I have used
several times is a hose clamp of appropriate size place just below the
bearing. Holds it in place beautifully  :)
************
Mark . . .
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
From: VwFrank <fstamand@cmltech.com>
To: "'Mark A Peele'"
<scirocco.gtx@juno.com>,"scirocco-l@scirocco.org",<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: RE: Steering Column Vibes
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 20:42:39 -0400
Message-ID: <01BDCA1F.93DBE2A0.fstamand@cmltech.com>

I had the same kind of problem.  Turned out it was the lower bearing, the

retainer got loose and the bearing fell.  I thought I had to replace the 
whole rack! Whou-ou!!!  i'm sure glad I didn't went to the shop, or even 
worse, the dealer.  They would have replaced a perfectly good bearing
$$$. 
 I just put some strong glue on the retainer and the bearing just want's
to 
groove...

VwFrank

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