Thanks Tony,
yep it looks weird to me too, at least I never have seen it before, but it
is
definitely loose. It tilts about a half inch up en down.
I'll have a go at it tomorrow, if I find strange things I'll report here

Thanks

Richard

"Tony" > wrote in message
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>
>
> The Bald Ass Prairie Farm wrote:
>
> > My diagnose; Among other things, like new struts, the steering wheel
needs
> > to be refastened, but how to get there?Can I remove (with some force)
the
> > middle part ? and dig further from there?
>
> The rectangular center cover just pops off by pulling. Easiest to start at
one
> corner and pull back until it 'pops'. It is fastened at four points. Be
careful
> not to let it pull too far before removing the horn wire connected in
back.
>
> The wheel attaches with a large nut which holds the wheel on a spline. It
is not
> tapered. It seems unlikely that the wheel would have loosened up by
itself.
>
> If her problem is that the wheel seems loose you would want to check to
see if
> the rack has loose mounting bolts or bad tie rod ends.
>
> Check the lower ball joint on each strut.
>
> If she is getting a clunking sound when the wheel is turned it is the
strut
> bearings (top of the strut).
>
> > Some hints would be appreciated.
> > Any one ever did the struts? Looks straight forward work or are there
some
> > hidden problems ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Richard
> >
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