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Subject When is a Steering U-Joint "Bad"?
     
Posted by flashstar on April 03, 2015 at 1:03 PM
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Message I'm swapping out my steering rack since it's leaking from every orifice. Last night I removed my lower steering u-joint (super easy yay!). Now I'm stumped...

When do you decide to toss a steering u-joint? The 170,000 mile original u-joint has a small amount of rotational play. Probably a bit less than 1mm.

I have another u-joint sitting on my desk with a bit more than 1mm of rotational play.

Steering wheel slop isn't huge, however there's usually room for improvement right?

Do new u-joints come with zero rotational play? Is it worth ponying up $160 for a new u-joint? When do you consider a u-joint "bad"?

Thanks

     
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