i just cant get the freaking thing to turn.....

 

did you loosen the locking ring thing first?

 

+1...hard to tell, but it looks like the locking ring is snug against threads, need to loosen to adjust.

 

ok just did this right now.. should take no longer than 5 minutes really lol...
heres what i bought

M16 bolt
2x M16 nuts
Extra large crescent wrench

1). Jack up car
2). Locate steering rack adjustment thing (driver side)
3). Mark the OE position
4). Loosen the locking ring using the wrench (should be 1 1/2")
5). Putt nuts on the bolt and put the bolt into the rack adjustment and tighten (clockwise) 1/8 or 1/4 or however u need...
6). tighten ring
done!

 

damn i barely stumbled upon this and i am definitely doing this asap.

 

post # 21 from this old post is how i tried to get it off or loosen it but, i never could although the homemade tool and other tool i have were right for the job

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...djustment.html

 

I think the locking nut is more like 1-3/4" -- just borrowed a monster crescent wrench from our shop, gonna do this when I wake up tomorrow!

 

im perdy sure its 1 1/2 since my wrench only goes up to that n i bought the XL one and yea i had to max it. Fits perfectly too!

anyways updates..

ZOOOMMMGGGGGG! Most of the vibrations stopped! ide say 90%. im not sure if its cuz i also have new tires too but yea feels like a whole different car.. It actually made me smile when i was on the freeway cuz the steering wheel doesnt shake like crazy anymore! haha

 

its 1 and 3/4 and i cant get it undone for the life of me even with wd40, any suggestions???

 

never mind got it. Big difference

 

Damn locking nut won't loosen after WD-40. Also for future reference, the Husky crescent wrench from Home Depot is the perfect size.

 

If anyones interested -- i bought a spare nut (the one that we have to loosen to tighten the rack); its like $5.00 from sewell. So if you take yours off if its either seized or been on there for a while and you have to hammer at it you can just replace it with a brand new one -- or even make a socket for it.

I got mine for $3.27 on Jan 27 -- I have the recipet to verify that price.

Now it lists for $12.51 with the cl discount on there. $25 dealer charge.

Part No: 4414206010 NUT $12.51

 

1/16th of a full turn.

If you had violent shakes take a look at your all your ball joints. Look for play in the steering, control arms and lower ball joints.

 

Just did this... Took less than 10 min!!!! Totally different feeling for the car

 

Mmmm I got to check out which rack my car has... since it was registered in May 98...