steering issue

[Neville Smith]

Morning guys,

Can anyone advise on a steering issue that has developed on my car, all of a sudden I'm only getting one complete turn of the wheel to the left instead of the usual turn and a half, it doesn't affect driving just low speed manouvering? Only noticed it this morning as I tried to turn out of my drive, all was well yesterday?

I'm guessing a new steering rack is needed :-(

[Brian (up north) Morris]

id check your rack is secured properly . where it bolts to the crossmember just a thought :-)

[Brian (up north) Morris]

sorry column not rack 

[Neville Smith]

Thanks for your help, I'll investigate tonight.

[Neville Smith]

[Neville Smith]

this is what I found in the gaiter....looks like the end of the steering  box casting.....not sure on the screw...looks like its from a jubilee clip but no bits of one appear to be there

[Brian (up north) Morris]

new steering rack then neville. if its mk1 escort only about £50-90 

[Neville Smith]

The other end is ok but new rack it is then.
Shall I go for a quick rack or keep the standard 3.5?

[Roy Kemp]

Got a 2.4 rack going in mine, but it's not a road car. Standard rack for road use I'd reckon.

[James Doulton]

How does that work, only putting it on one side? Does that just mean that you have to adjust the track rods to re-centre the steering? I notice that my Legerra turns much more sharply to the left on lock than it does to the right.

[James Doulton]

I guess that a quick rack might make sense if you want to increase your chances of catching a tail slide but I struggle with the steering forces on the track and I think I'd need to work out to build my muscles if I had a faster rack.

[Roy Kemp]

I've got the Corsa power steering column to fit to offset the lowered rack ratio - you'd need the upper body strength of a gorilla to do a 3 point turn otherwise!

[Brian (up north) Morris]

@ roy lol :-)