Technical Steering rack damper adjustment
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Technical Steering rack damper adjustment
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No idea I'm afraid. To be honest, an exchange rack isn't that expensive and a second hand rack is cheap (at least in the UK, not sure about India) so it isn't really worth messing around with an old steering rack.
Why do you want to adjust it?
Why do you want to adjust it?
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since its is making clonging noice when going over Porthole, second there is play on the steering wheel
The damper cover plate/spring is actually at 90 degrees to the pinion (input) shaft. You'll need to remove the rack to get access (which is why changing the rack makes sense, really).
If you do take the rack apart, there's a plastic bush in the long end of the housing (furthest away from the pinion shaft). That should probably be replaced. To do that, you have to unscrew the rack-end balljoint - which is round, so difficult to get a grip on.
The rack damper is a spring-loaded 'slider' that is pressed against the rack. There are shims under the diamond-shaped cover plate (underneath the rack). You may be able to get away with removing one thin shim (sometimes, there is a thick shim and a thin shim, other times, two thin shims). But, make sure the rack is not stiff to operate.
For better information, see if you can track down a Haynes manual for the 70's FIATs such as the FIAT 128 or possibly 127. They have detail on how to adjust and overhaul the steering rack.
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If you do take the rack apart, there's a plastic bush in the long end of the housing (furthest away from the pinion shaft). That should probably be replaced. To do that, you have to unscrew the rack-end balljoint - which is round, so difficult to get a grip on.
The rack damper is a spring-loaded 'slider' that is pressed against the rack. There are shims under the diamond-shaped cover plate (underneath the rack). You may be able to get away with removing one thin shim (sometimes, there is a thick shim and a thin shim, other times, two thin shims). But, make sure the rack is not stiff to operate.
For better information, see if you can track down a Haynes manual for the 70's FIATs such as the FIAT 128 or possibly 127. They have detail on how to adjust and overhaul the steering rack.
-Alex
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The rack damper is a spring-loaded 'slider' that is pressed against the rack. There are shims under the diamond-shaped cover plate (underneath the rack). You may be able to get away with removing one thin shim (sometimes, there is a thick shim and a thin shim, other times, two thin shims). But, make sure the rack is not stiff to operate.
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Hi
thanku for the information
but, The photograph (sorry for the poor quality) shown here is the snap of my Uno's pinnion rack housing where the rack damper is to be.. (in Diamond shaped plate).
I have snaped it underneath the vehicle just 90 degree off the pinnion. here I could find no diamond shaped plate
I think it is a different model
-Alex[/QUOTE]
Hi
thanku for the information
but, The photograph (sorry for the poor quality) shown here is the snap of my Uno's pinnion rack housing where the rack damper is to be.. (in Diamond shaped plate).
I have snaped it underneath the vehicle just 90 degree off the pinnion. here I could find no diamond shaped plate
I think it is a different model
