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Old 02-09-2016, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bleomycin
Bingo! Thank you to everyone who replied, i'm an idiot and forgot to tighten the two screws directly under the steering plate all the way.

Another dumb question. There seems to be an awful lot of play in the steering system. It's hard to get an accurate read for toe/camber when there is so much play in it (same amount with the wheels installed). Is this normal?

Here are two real quick videos I took:

Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbzRYa5Ekys

Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GHC5H4u8xc

Here are some photos of the front end as well: https://imgur.com/a/d3Q9P

Thank you for any help, everyone here has been really great!
From the looks of the video, it looks normal. That's not to say that some might have less play in the steering rack, but I use the 4 hole steering rack and mine has the same amount of play. The car drives straight and I don't notice any play on the track when I'm driving.

On my car, it looks like the bushings on the steering arm that the steering rack connects to have just the slightest bit of play due to machining tolerance. In my car, that's where it looks like it's coming from, but as obsessive as I am about my car, I still don't see any difference in driving.

Some don't like any slop and use shims to eliminate it, but sometimes that makes the car a bit twitchy. I personally feel the amount of slop is fine.
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