Club Car DS steering rack is loose

Spoolx · 12-15-2018, 10:57 AM

I read online that you can tighten the rack. I found the huge nut but I’m afraid I’ll slip with a big adjustable.. anyone know the size of that nut or should I just replace the rack and tie rod end?

Fairtax4me · 12-15-2018, 11:09 AM

I haven’t yet had one so bad it needed to be replaced. A few I’ve removed and cleaned most of the dirt/old dried up grease out of and gave a good coating of new grease. New tie rod end as they feel good as new.
I have had a few that the bolt on the u-joint worked loose and caused some loose/jerky feeling. But usually play in the steering is tie rod ends, or worn/loose control arm bushings or worn king pin bushings.

Spoolx · 12-15-2018, 11:44 AM

Yea I just got the nut loose using a big pipe wrench and an inverted bolt to act like an Allen key and it’s way tighter now.. it does need a tie rod end tho

mrgolf · 12-15-2018, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoolx

Yea I just got the nut loose using a big pipe wrench and an inverted bolt to act like an Allen key and it’s way tighter now.. it does need a tie rod end tho

There you go. That's the way we learn things.

12-15-2018, 10:57 AM	#1
Spoolx Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 171	Club Car DS steering rack is loose I read online that you can tighten the rack. I found the huge nut but I’m afraid I’ll slip with a big adjustable.. anyone know the size of that nut or should I just replace the rack and tie rod end?
Spoolx Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 171

12-15-2018, 11:09 AM	#2
Fairtax4me Bonafide Nincompoop Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Charlottesburg Va Posts: 8,987	Re: Club Car DS steering rack is loose I haven’t yet had one so bad it needed to be replaced. A few I’ve removed and cleaned most of the dirt/old dried up grease out of and gave a good coating of new grease. New tie rod end as they feel good as new. I have had a few that the bolt on the u-joint worked loose and caused some loose/jerky feeling. But usually play in the steering is tie rod ends, or worn/loose control arm bushings or worn king pin bushings.

12-15-2018, 11:44 AM	#3
Spoolx Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 171	Re: Club Car DS steering rack is loose Yea I just got the nut loose using a big pipe wrench and an inverted bolt to act like an Allen key and it’s way tighter now.. it does need a tie rod end tho
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