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Steering Dampner..
How will I know if my Steering dampner is shot??
I have some slack in my steering. aside form the obvious tie-rods, whatelse in the steering could give slack and how can my steering be made nice and tight again?
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The steering damper is like a weak shock absorber. Unbolt one side and work it in and out, if it's stiff you are good....If it feels like "pushing a straw through water" then it's shot, replace it. Mine was somewhere inbetween and I was filling out a small order and picked one up and put it on....I could tell/feel a difference.
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They're what, $25 tops? If in doubt, replace it.
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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look. '85 300SD 245k '87 300SDL 251k '90 300SEL 326k Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford. Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG] |
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Bad idler arm bushings can mush up your steering. Jack up the RF wheel and check for play with the LF tire on the ground.
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Replacement dampener, Sachs (OE) or Bilstein?
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Can't go wrong with either. I think AutoZone stocks them cheap!
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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look. '85 300SD 245k '87 300SDL 251k '90 300SEL 326k Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford. Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG] |
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Mine was 30 bucks at the dealer, so I figured I'd replace it.
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I guess we'll know when your damper is fixed when we read it in your sig.......
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT 2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed '81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John |
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