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Thought I would post this info in case the problem exists in other BDRs.

Since my car was new, I have thought that the handling was not quite right, especially when going in a straight line. The car seemed to dart back and forth. Well, I found the problem, and it's simple to fix. I found that there was a lot of free play in the steering at the joint where the fixed steering shaft joins to the u-joint on the articulated shaft that goes down to the steering rack. The free play was around 1/2" at the rim of the steering wheel. The shaft of the yoke of the upper u-joint slides into the hollow steering shaft and is fixed with two through-bolts at right angles to each other. By tightening the bolts down more, I was able deform the steering shaft slightly and get rid of the free play. It drives like a different car now, no darting and much better control near the limit in turns.

I would be interested to know if the problem exists in other BDRs.