Ph1 172 steering rack

[nicknick]

I was advised by my MOT tester last year that there was wear in my steering rack... and it wouldn't be passable next time round. Well the MOT is coming up and I haven't done anything about it yet. I'm not sure where exactly the wear is, but I know I don't want to replace the whole rack unless I need to. Can you change just the ends?

There's a 2000 172 steering rack on ebay for £60 plus delivery inc 3 months warranty, worth going for?

 

[caister]

Does the rack have movement in it then? You can check by seeing if the steering wheel moves quite allot before the actual wheels do.

Is it the same tester as they hardly ever pick up the same things unless its blindingly obvious.

 

[Tom84]

they normally wear the steering rack ends which you can buy seperately 20 quid max each

 

[ben_p]

changing the rack is a pain in the ass, could easily turn into a 5 hour job if you have never done one before.

Do the MOT at a different garage, see what they say,

 

[nicknick]

The main thing I've noticed is a little clunk when I hit full lock... I could try a different tester quite easily actually.

 

[mgoode180566]

May just be hitting the lock stops......

The main thing I've noticed is a little clunk when I hit full lock... I could try a different tester quite easily actually.