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Replaced steering rack line, now I have a weird shudder

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:58 am
by Bdub
So, after putting off replacing my leaky metal return line off the steering rack for what seems like ages, I finally dug into it a couple days ago. What a bitch. Taking off the nut on the steering box side was virtually impossible without a crows foot wrench. Not to mention, I pulled the axle out of the diff. side to make access easier thankfully. After 20 minutes turning 1/3 turns I finally got that off. Other side, wasn't so bad, it gave me enough room to get an open ended wrench up there.
Now, the new line gave me the opposite problem. Getting the hard line to line up square with the other line on the pass. side was impossible. It took me close to an hour of just fiddling with it, finally disconnecting the line all the way to the PS pump to get it to move where I wanted it, in order to just get that side of the line reconnected. Steering box side went on without a hitch. After all this, everything went back together fine. Filled the reservoir back up, tightened everything and bled the lines. No leaks, no problems.

Now, today, I discover the car has a shudder/vibration ONLY while in gear and ONLY when I turn to the right. It doesn't have to be moving, problem persists whether I'm at a stop or going. I'm not quite sure what is causing this. It sure wasn't there before I replaced my line on the rack. I've tried getting more air out of the lines, and the problem still persists. I've basically troubleshot all I can think of. So, anyone have any suggestions?

Re: Replaced steering rack line, now I have a weird shudder

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:18 am
by SLODRIVE
Keep bleeding the air out of your system by turning the wheels lock to lock with the engine running, preferably with the front wheels in the air, and it should go away. Sometimes it takes a while to get all the air out.

Re: Replaced steering rack line, now I have a weird shudder

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:21 pm
by Bdub
Alright, thanks. That is what I thought the problem was, I just wasn't sure how many tries it was going to take to get all the air out.

Update: So I just took it for a ride since I bled it yesterday, and the problem appears to have been resolved.

Re: Replaced steering rack line, now I have a weird shudder

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:35 am
by beanis05
i thought you were supposed to do it on the ground with the vehicle not running at first , at least for the first couple of turns bump stop to bump stop and then do it with it running in order to avoid the airbubles forming. I guess i was just doing it the right way