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Post by rocketboy on May 2, 2006 22:08:15 GMT -6
GM replaced two racks in the rack n pinon steering..first time at 20K second time just before 60K. About 20K later it started to feel like knuckes rubbing together again and I was told my tab would be about $1500 to fix. Dealer said don't worry about it as a safety issue..that it would just be an irritant. Anybody else have this situation? And what about the idea of this not being a safety problem? Wow..this combined with our gas guage gone wild and headlights that just turn off while driving at night leads me to believe we're driving a early unperfected 01 model!
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Post by Custom88 on May 2, 2006 23:28:03 GMT -6
My local GM dealer said that to fix the steering clunk caused by teh steering shaft would be $12 for the lube kit.. If you do it yourself, that's only $12 total! it only takes a half hour of labor to do too! Somebody is trying to rip you off big time I'm afraid.. sorry.
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Post by dano01 on May 16, 2006 11:11:54 GMT -6
Has anyone here done the lube kit themselves? Just wondering what is involved. My car was done about 20k ago, before I purchased it. Now it seems to be just starting to get a little of that feeling at parking lot speeds again.
I think they were a little sloppy at the non-Olds dealership that I bought the car from, because shortly after that I started getting the check stability system light wich turned out to be the sensor in the steering wheel.
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Post by Custom88 on May 16, 2006 14:17:28 GMT -6
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Post by centennialman on May 17, 2006 10:29:26 GMT -6
The instructions on the above thread look simple enough, if they apply as well to the Aurora. I really like the part about pre-taping one's knuckles with band-aids. I'm in the mood to give it a try, but it appears as if the only part that you really need is the cork, plus some lube. Rubber corks are aplenty at Lame Depot, so after I con the stealership to show me the kit, I'll measure the cork. Working on cars around where I live is like Tom Sawyer whitewashing a fence. In about 10 minutes, there will be 5 watchers and 2 helpers. Most will bring beer (or drink mine  |
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Post by dano01 on May 18, 2006 12:55:21 GMT -6
Thanks for the link. I think I will try it myself once it gets a little worse.
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Post by Wacko on Jun 19, 2006 7:35:13 GMT -6
One key step. Keep the steering wheel immobilized during the process. There is a hole in the bottom of the steering column in the viscinity of the tilt. You can stick a Phillips screwdriver in there and duct tape it in place.
The idea is that the steering position sensor can be damaged if allowed to move while removing the steering shaft.
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