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SidewaysNJ · 04-24-2007, 09:25 PM

i installed the hicas steering rack on my s13. i couldn't get the shaft that goes from the steering wheel to the rack to go in any deeper. Does this look right?? Should it be in deeper? I've been driving this way for a while and it does concern me.

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abunai the drifter · 04-24-2007, 09:36 PM

dose it feel funny or werd ? dose it leak if not then it fine

SidewaysNJ · 04-24-2007, 09:47 PM

It's not a problem of a leak. Well the steering does feel a bit funny but that can be a number of things.... my concern is the shaft. i don't think the shaft will come out but i wanted to have another opinion. here is a better pic so you know what i am talking about....does this look normal/safe?

Flybert · 04-24-2007, 09:53 PM

Extend the shaft by clamping something around it and hammer it outwards. If you can't get it far enough out, install a thicker steering bushing into the column.

SidewaysNJ · 04-24-2007, 10:02 PM

So you telling me it doesn't look safe? Or just that it can go in more. Replacing the bushing would be a PITA. The turbo and everything is on the car. i wasn't planning on taking any of that stuff off anytime soon. If its ok the way it is i don't want to bother with it however if its not safe i don't want to risk my life either.

projectRDM · 04-25-2007, 12:08 AM

If you got the bolt in, which it appears so, you're fine. The indent doesn't fully extend to the bottom of the shaft, and it can't pull out once tightened, so you're alright.

Sileighty_85 · 04-25-2007, 07:31 AM

How about this how much of that shaft were you able to slide in? 1/2, 3/4, 1 inch?
The K-member and the steering shaft should'nt move in and out at all anyway

04-24-2007, 09:25 PM	#1
SidewaysNJ Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 266 Trader Rating: (36) Feedback Score: 36 reviews	Steering rack safe? i installed the hicas steering rack on my s13. i couldn't get the shaft that goes from the steering wheel to the rack to go in any deeper. Does this look right?? Should it be in deeper? I've been driving this way for a while and it does concern me. HERES A BETTER PICTURE

04-25-2007, 07:31 AM	#7
Sileighty_85 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Misawa, Japan Posts: 6,815 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	How about this how much of that shaft were you able to slide in? 1/2, 3/4, 1 inch? The K-member and the steering shaft should'nt move in and out at all anyway __________________ 後輪駆動車１番 1989 Built SR GT2871R -363whp 1998 S14 W/RB25- 250ish (For Now) 1986 SR86 - 200ish 1990 R32 GTR - 320hp Don't Buy Engines from JDM-Online http://zilvia.net/f/businesses/207457-jdm-online.html Don't Buy XS-Power or SSAC Shit Last edited by Sileighty_85; 04-25-2007 at 08:33 AM..

04-24-2007, 09:36 PM	#2
abunai the drifter Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach CA Age: 39 Posts: 392 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	dose it feel funny or werd ? dose it leak if not then it fine

04-24-2007, 09:47 PM	#3
SidewaysNJ Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 266 Trader Rating: (36) Feedback Score: 36 reviews	It's not a problem of a leak. Well the steering does feel a bit funny but that can be a number of things.... my concern is the shaft. i don't think the shaft will come out but i wanted to have another opinion. here is a better pic so you know what i am talking about....does this look normal/safe?

04-24-2007, 09:53 PM	#4
Flybert Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: none Posts: 3,862 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Extend the shaft by clamping something around it and hammer it outwards. If you can't get it far enough out, install a thicker steering bushing into the column.

04-24-2007, 10:02 PM	#5
SidewaysNJ Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 266 Trader Rating: (36) Feedback Score: 36 reviews	So you telling me it doesn't look safe? Or just that it can go in more. Replacing the bushing would be a PITA. The turbo and everything is on the car. i wasn't planning on taking any of that stuff off anytime soon. If its ok the way it is i don't want to bother with it however if its not safe i don't want to risk my life either.

04-25-2007, 12:08 AM	#6
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	If you got the bolt in, which it appears so, you're fine. The indent doesn't fully extend to the bottom of the shaft, and it can't pull out once tightened, so you're alright.