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Old 10-29-06 | 07:27 PM
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Interesting. I just replaced my ball joint, and I still get some clicking, but not as much.

5 minutes ago, I was outside messing around with my car and I had my little sister turn the steering wheel back and forth quickly and I could see that the steering rack move around quite a bit, but here is the kicker..I heard the same clicking noise as before everytime the steering rack shifted around.

This noise didn't happen when I had stock setup, and it was only apparant AFTER I had my l-tuned suspension put in. I just ordered the Daizen steering rack bushing kit ($40) because I want to fix that loose steering (my car wanders left and right and the steering is all over the place) and that it might get rid of that clicking noise for good.

I'll update you after I get them installed, providing the bushings aren't on backorder
Old 10-29-06 | 09:54 PM
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thanks man! keep me updated!
Old 10-30-06 | 06:25 AM
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where do the steering rack bushings go?? is this an easy thing to replace?
Old 10-30-06 | 04:20 PM
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There should be 3 bushings. Two on the driver side and one on the passenger side. The passenger side's bushing looks like that of the sway bar bushing, and the driver side looks like that of the control arm bushings.

The passenger side should be easy. The driver side is a bit more complicated. I'll find out how easy/hard it is to install. I tried to searching for answers on this forum but seems like those who got it, had it installed at a shop.

Here are the bushings:
http://www.tabblo.com/studio/stories...r/1856/i24948/

Where the bolt goes in, you'll see the black rubber bushing. That and the one above it are the two bushings.
Old 10-30-06 | 06:17 PM
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that write-up with the washers.... was that you that did that? if so how is it after having that done for awhile
Old 10-30-06 | 08:15 PM
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That was someone else. The idea of that was to hold the rubber into place so it doesn't move aruond as much. I rather get the daizen bushings as it should replace the passenger side bushing.
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