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Jan 5, 2016 | 06:23 PM

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Play in steering arms

MOT advisory (MY00, UK turbo): play in both steering arms.

I can't find much about steering arms, are they known by a different name?

And is it worth replacing them with uprated parts?

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Jan 5, 2016 | 06:25 PM

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track rods - genuine std are fine

Jan 5, 2016 | 07:04 PM

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track rods - genuine std are fine

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Jan 5, 2016 | 07:17 PM

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or inner rack arms?

Jan 6, 2016 | 03:40 PM

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I would check its not inner steering rack arms. I had to do one of mine on a classic. I little bit harder than changing the outers, but do-able.

Jan 6, 2016 | 06:31 PM

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I would check its not inner steering rack arms. I had to do one of mine on a classic. I little bit harder than changing the outers, but do-able.

Thanks. With hindsight (a wonderful thing

) I would have asked the MOT tester to be more specific.

Is there a way of checking which is worn, track rods or inner track arms?

Nick

Jan 7, 2016 | 09:39 AM

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jack the car up, grab the wheel at a 3 and 9 position and rock it whilst getting someone to grab the track rod end and inner rack arm and see which play is felt in

Last edited by cam87; Jan 7, 2016 at 09:41 AM.