steering rack - it's one of the main components of the steering system.This spare part connects the drive wheels with the steering wheel and the axis, so its failure is equivalent to the absence of the engine under the hood.Such a machine you can not even drive away in the workshop (except for a tow truck), so that something like this has happened to you during an important business trip, periodic adjustment of the steering rack.The need for implementation of these works arises when driving over bumps when you wheel has strong recoil, and near the front axle heard a strange sound (thuds).In today's article we will discuss how to tighten the rack by hand.
adjusting instructions for vehicles with power steering
First we need to drive the car on a viewing hole.This is done in order to prepare the machine to eliminate backlash in the steering rack.Sometimes manufacturers bundle their cars special protection crankcase.In such a case, before tighten the steering rack, take the key and remove this item from fastenings.After adjusting nut should be found.In all modern passenger car and jeep it is located on the steering rack.However, it is very difficult to find, as a few thousand kilometers, it is completely covered by a layer of dirt mnogosantimetrovym.
Once you have found the bolt, it must be thoroughly cleaned with a dry cloth, then lubricate spray WD-40.Then take a special key 8-polyhedron by 17 millimeters and tighten the steering rack.This should be done with great care in a clockwise direction, so that the nut is not screwed on empty.Before you pull the steering rack of the VAZ-2110, it must be remembered that the sharp movements bolt can break, and then the item will not be exact intact.If you feel that the screw scroll more than necessary, loosen the movement of the key.
How to tighten the rack vehicles with power?
In fact, the whole process is similar to the above steps.However, there are some nuances.In order to tighten the rack, "Lanos" and all the other car with power steering must be put in a special position.To do this, we set the right drive wheels and remove the plastic plate with a tip to get to adjustment bolt.Next, the operation is done by two people.Call a friend or neighbor in the garage and put him behind the wheel.As he twists it, you adjust the screw to the normal value.Before you pull the rack, you need to remember that the angle of turn of the steering wheel should not exceed the mark of 30 degrees.It can rotate in any direction.Then we take the already 12-sided wrench and fix the position of the nut at a time when the mechanism has ceased to publish typical knocks.Everything at this stage of adjustment of the steering rack is complete.
As you can see, the work is not very difficult and laborious.Therefore, adjusting the steering rack can handle even a novice.
