Steering Rack Preload Adjustment | Rack Play and Clunk

Sa video na ito, makikita kung paano pansamantalang mag-adjust ng steering rack preload.

This video shows how to temporarily adjust the steering rack preload.

- tie rods and rack ends are in good condition

[natepeet]

I love the shop help you keep around. It makes a word of a difference to have a meowing good apprentice lol

[MichaelSvenson]

What size kitty is required for this adjustment?

[alexnogueira]

Glad I don't need to rent a cat for this job... Excellent video! Many thanks! I believe this is causing a loud CLUMP noise when I turn my wheels to far right... It looks like two metal pieces jumping or clashing... I might be a pinion tooth sliding and jumping over the rack teeth... It would sound EXACTLY like what I am having on my Jeep Grand Cherokee 2006. Thanks a lot!

[ArchersPlace]

Took a lot of searching to find a video about this for some reason thank you for having one and with a whole bunch of cats which is kind of cool LOL

[mdsparks]

Great video! Just what i was looking for.

May i suggest turning your pliers the other way around to where the lower jaw is the bottom pressure application point on the nut rather than the top.

For instance, when loosening (counter-clockwise) and tightening (clockwise) the lower jaw should always be leading the turn (being the shorter jaw applying pressure) and the upper jaw is always lagging the turn (being the longer jaw as the grabbing point).

Just some constructive criticism - food for thought.

[pigeonsilsx]

if anyone cant find the tool he used for adjustment just go to hardware store and get a nut that fit inside then use channel locks on half the exposed nut

[samestep]

Honestly good video got a cat that likes to help to. Video makes sense

[alexzvazquez]

good thing you got yourself an inspector🐈‍⬛

[gairnmclennan]

Thanks good video. Some racks have a backlsh adjustment too.

[MichaelMwangi-gwrp]

Now that's a well explained example

[wavehaven]

This actually makes a difference ... Thanks

[arnelsudiang]

thank you sir its help a lot God bless po.

[wavehaven]

I had a serious bad klunk in a new rebuilt R&P. with 500 miles on it. The installer gave up on this noise. Sounded like the wheel was gonna break off on a turn.
So I got the front wheels off the ground, turned that nut in about a 2/3 turn and backed off. Most of that klunking was gone now and the steering was nice and tight. But the damage was done from all the klunking done by loose gears skipping from a loose setting. And so had to replace the R&P again. This time I got a Toyota factory rebuilt one. And this time I knew what to do if there was anymore Klunks. Sure enough even with a Toyota factory rebuild R&P there was that klunk. The same shop gave up again. I was like whatever. I got home...jacked up the Truck right away, before the R&P gears got damaged again. Sure enough the setting was way too loose. I turned that nut in 2/3 turn, backed off slightly and waalaaa !!

Nice' n Tight... Rack and Pinion and No...more... gear klunks !!

Funny and crazy thing was how the shop would laugh about YouTuber fix it videos that people watch !!! Well this Vid. done what bench shops and shops wouldn't do...set them gears firm and snug. Loose settings is not good at all. They just replace the racks.

Thanks again.

[jjerstad]

White cat needs gloves or a different job. Good to count the turns on the nut when removing so to know where point "a" was. Thanks for the vid.

[doodskie]

Thank you sa pusa na tinuruan ka mg ayos ng steering rack 😅😅

[eddyann]

I dont know man, but most of the the mechanic asked me to change the rack, it is like they dont even know or at least try to adjust this

[lithium]

For Lexus ES350 / Toyota Camry adjustment I used 44771 M16-2.00 Metric Hex Coupling Nut

[CC-fooh]

Cat is very important for this procedure

[achtunpanzerkrauskrieg]

To make sure job is well done. Cats are absolully necessary..😅

[lane]

What is the tool you are using to remove the adjustment screw?