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Old 02-10-2023, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by sgianino View Post
Patrick or Me ??
In this picture here, which is not my car, it appears that the black rubber bushing on the picture's left side, which is the passenger side, is stretched out a bit from the lateral play of the steering rack. But, looks can be deceiving, so if you put a dial gauge on the housing the general rule for non-dedicated-racing cars is that the bushings, also called "steering rack isolators" (and/or insulators) should not allow the housing to move more than 1.5mm (.06") when you turn the steering wheel back and forth with the wheels on the ground.

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