cos jon

Does anyone know if there is a bush of some sort that sits in the bulkhead allowing the steering shaft/joint through ??

Just wiggled mine and it seems quite loose, wondered if that was making the steering knock on left/ right movements. (Rack, UJ, TRE all been changed!)

Thanks

Dean-o

this may sound silly but have you torqued up the front hub main nut ? as i had the same and this is all it turned out to be

cos jon

Thanks for the reply, the driveshafts have been off so that would be wise to check the torque again, I think the torque is about 210Nm - 240Nm??

cos jon

the driveshaft torque is fine, i'm wondering wether the re-con rack is knackered !!

Damo V

there is a rubber and plastic bush/grommet in bulkhead, cheap as chips but ford wont list it under your vin... havwe a look at the images for the sierra on microcat whernyou go in... i would suggest the knocking would be the rack imo

cos jon

Is it the same bush as the sierra ??

I'm going to Give Graham Goode a ring and get a replacement steering rack back under warranty. Such a pain as it then needs more fluid and tracking !!! I bet they won't pay for that !!

THE RADMAN

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jon,where do you have yours tracked?as i cant find anyone with the right gear to do it,front bumper hockeys are in the way

cos jon

Hello mate , I had to search round for ages trying to find somewhere where i wouldn't rip my splitter off, in the end I found Hi Q up on Wragby Road, mainly because they have lifts which are sunk into the ground so you can drive on easily without catching anything, and you can watch your car !

I think they only do the standard wheel alignment (costs Ł30) where they track to the rear wheels. Ive always found that to be ok ??

I've always wanted to see if the 4 wheel alignment with electronic print out is worthwhile, but i don't think you can adjust the rear ?? on teh escort without shims so its probably not worth it - unless anyone knows different !!

Damo V

yes mate i bought it all for a sierra then promptly fitted it to my escort pmsl... the escort stuff was just WAAYY wrong .. the kid on the counter was like "you cant fit stuff for a sierra to an Escort it wont fit"

Nick, sorted that thing yet?

THE RADMAN

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cheers jon ill give them a try damo,not yet mate,this weekend i hope