Rattles on my steering column?

[Psylocke]

Car is EE100 (Corolla XL). Odo reading is 104,000.

On pebble roads I experience some rattling of the suspension. My mechanic replaced the ball joints and tie rod ends with 555 parts, and tightened the rack-and-pinion adjustment.

But the rattles are still there.

I tried grasping the steering shaft under the dash (near the brake pedal) and I checked for play. There was quite a bit of play, and "tok, tok" sound if you do it vigorously.

So is my diagnosis correct? Steering column bushing? What's the remedy?


PS I tried mounting my old tie rod ends on a vise. The joint has no play and probably didn't need replacement. Damn mechanic :D

[impulzz]

may repair kit ang steering column. ganyan di sa hi ace namin 160,845 kms na ang tinakbo may rattle na sa column. mura lang yung parts but yung labor ang madugo... ang daming kakalasin. also my mechanic said that there is a "coupling" connecting the column to the rack & pinion, kung may extra play na walang resistance daw baka pati yun palitan na din...

[phat_tricks]

meron po bang repair kit ang rack&pinion? napalitan ko na kasi yung mga bushings and balljoints pero tok, tok, tok sound pa rin

[impulzz]

sa alam ko meron repair kit ang rack and pinion... but its very rare that you can destroy your rack, unless naubusan ka ng power steering fluid. try searching for the thread on ZEE motor shop... they have good reviews from their customers...they specialize in injecting ball joints with a compound

[squala]

sa alam ko meron repair kit ang rack and pinion... but its very rare that you can destroy your rack, unless naubusan ka ng power steering fluid. try searching for the thread on ZEE motor shop... they have good reviews from their customers...they specialize in injecting ball joints with a compound

AFAIK, the XL is not power steering. But yes, Zee might help you a lot without spending so much.

[phat_tricks]

salamat po sa reply. nadala ko na po sa zee yung sasakyan ( lancer itlog el). napiltan na lahat ng bushings, balljoints, stabilizer bushings and velocity joints. pero may tok, tok, tok pa rin... sabi nila may tama na daw rack and pinion. sabi kailangan daw palitan. tanong ko lang kung meron pong repair kit ng rack and pinion sa lancer itlog

[Psylocke]

Nilagyan ko na ng SHIM yung bushing ng steering column, wala nang PLAY ang shaft...

... pero may rattle pa rin!

Napansin ko may play din yung universal joint... baka yun na nga...

Hirap talagang i-pinpoint itong mga rattles

[afrasay]

steering bushing po yan. try mo din palitan yun rack and pinion bushing.

[onedayoldchick]

tanong ok lang... nawawala ba sound na tok.. tok.. kapag lumalamig yung makina niyo? or always there siya? sakin kasi nawawala kapag medyo lumalamig yung makina.. then babalik after driving for a few minutes.

may naka solve naba ng problem regarding sa tok.. tok sound niyo?

nahihirapan din ako maghanap eh. pinalitan din ng mekaniko mga ball joints etc ko. nandyan parin. like "psylocke's"

[aceshark]

tanong ok lang... nawawala ba sound na tok.. tok.. kapag lumalamig yung makina niyo? or always there siya? sakin kasi nawawala kapag medyo lumalamig yung makina.. then babalik after driving for a few minutes.

may naka solve naba ng problem regarding sa tok.. tok sound niyo?

nahihirapan din ako maghanap eh. pinalitan din ng mekaniko mga ball joints etc ko. nandyan parin. like "psylocke's"

dalhin mo ke mang toti sa ZEE. hahanapin nya yung "tok-tok" na yan. specialty nila yun.

[ian_rex]

tanong ok lang... nawawala ba sound na tok.. tok.. kapag lumalamig yung makina niyo? or always there siya? sakin kasi nawawala kapag medyo lumalamig yung makina.. then babalik after driving for a few minutes.

di mo binanggit kung naka-patay yung makina. meron din ako nyan, yun nga lang pag naka-patay na yung makina after driving. my take is, those sounds are coming from the springs in the valve-lifters. no moving parts na kasi since patay na yung makina.

[onedayoldchick]

kahit patay makina. medyo nararamdaman din kasi sa manubela when you move it forward then hit the brakes "tok". mawawala naman kapag medyo lumamig lamig yung makina.

[theveed]

bushing lang yan pare...

[onedayoldchick]

bushing saan part?

[theveed]

steering column

[theveed]

sample (from another car)

http://www.delorean.com/files/Steeri...ing%20Inst.pdf