steering wheel play

orangestang42 · August 24th, 2011, 11:09 AM

i have some play in my steering , not much but enough to get on my nerves, i have ruled out the steering rack and the tie rods because they are both pretty much new, so i am going to go with a 03/04 steering shaft. I was just wondering how difficult this is to swap out, and is it a direct bolt in? Will i have to disconnect it from inside the car or does it unbolt before i get to the inside?

thanks guys

NFChaos2003 · August 24th, 2011, 12:18 PM

Why don't you get one of the MM steering shafts? I'm sure it would be numerous times better at getting rid of the play than anything stock.

orangestang42 · August 24th, 2011, 06:46 PM

Well because I hears that the cobra one uses needle bearings instead of the rubber one that ours uses, and I'm sure the mm shaft costs a pretty penny that I would rather spend on something else

EscortSportage · September 1st, 2011, 02:14 PM

check ur rubber steering rack bushings as well,

orangestang42 · September 1st, 2011, 02:19 PM

i will do that, i have decided im just going to go with the cobra shaft and be done with it, i hav heard that this shaft isnt a bolt on for the 94-98 mustang is this true?

EscortSportage · September 1st, 2011, 02:24 PM

no idea, im running a MM shaft, soon i will be running an 04 cobra steering RACK and the new MM hybrid shaft and MM aluminum steering rack bushings

50Droptop · September 1st, 2011, 05:17 PM

the rag joint is probably worn out...

Isambard · September 1st, 2011, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by 50Droptop

the rag joint is probably worn out...

+1 on this. Easy to check and only costs about $13 for a kit to replace it. Just did mine a month ago. I still have loose steering in comparison to my 01 but I'm chalking it up to the power steering being slightly different.

Easy way to check is to get your wheel to lock after turning off the key and seeing if you can move the steering wheel more than an inch or so either way.

brimmer555 · September 2nd, 2011, 05:58 AM

This is the one I got and put on my 89 GT. I gave it a 2 star rating on the site simply because I was pist with how difficult of a time I had getting off the old rag joint rig. But It really is a good part. but I still have play in my steering wheel. The play is between the firewall and the steering wheel some how.

anyway heres the link :

FR1504PLP MUSTANG FLAMING RIVER POWER STEERING SHAFT KIT 1979-1993

orangestang42 · September 2nd, 2011, 09:49 AM

yeah im not sold on exactly what im going to do yet, but i do know that highway driving on a windy day pisses me off, cuz the car drifts so much and trying to keep the wheel straight i feel like im turning the steering wheel back and forth more than i should. But the bad thing about that shaft is i have a 1995 gt. Idk if they were the same for that year or not. That does cost a pretty penny though and i def wasnt looking to spend that much to fix this problem

August 24th, 2011, 11:09 AM	#1
orangestang42 Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2010 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida Posts: 816 iTrader: 0 reviews	steering wheel play i have some play in my steering , not much but enough to get on my nerves, i have ruled out the steering rack and the tie rods because they are both pretty much new, so i am going to go with a 03/04 steering shaft. I was just wondering how difficult this is to swap out, and is it a direct bolt in? Will i have to disconnect it from inside the car or does it unbolt before i get to the inside? thanks guys __________________ "my wheel bolts require more torque than your honda makes"

August 24th, 2011, 06:46 PM	#3
orangestang42 Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2010 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida Posts: 816 iTrader: 0 reviews	Well because I hears that the cobra one uses needle bearings instead of the rubber one that ours uses, and I'm sure the mm shaft costs a pretty penny that I would rather spend on something else __________________ "my wheel bolts require more torque than your honda makes"

September 1st, 2011, 02:14 PM	#4
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	check ur rubber steering rack bushings as well, __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

September 1st, 2011, 02:19 PM	#5
orangestang42 Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2010 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida Posts: 816 iTrader: 0 reviews	i will do that, i have decided im just going to go with the cobra shaft and be done with it, i hav heard that this shaft isnt a bolt on for the 94-98 mustang is this true? __________________ "my wheel bolts require more torque than your honda makes"

September 1st, 2011, 02:24 PM	#6
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	no idea, im running a MM shaft, soon i will be running an 04 cobra steering RACK and the new MM hybrid shaft and MM aluminum steering rack bushings __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

August 24th, 2011, 12:18 PM	#2
NFChaos2003 Regular 1995 Mustang GT Convert. FAIL@PWR Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 62 iTrader: 0 reviews	Why don't you get one of the MM steering shafts? I'm sure it would be numerous times better at getting rid of the play than anything stock.

September 1st, 2011, 05:17 PM	#7
50Droptop Regular 87 Mustang Lx 13.76@100 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 124 iTrader: 0 reviews	the rag joint is probably worn out... __________________ Shawn 87 Coupe The Notch

September 2nd, 2011, 05:58 AM	#9
brimmer555 Regular 1989 Mustang GT Tell ya next year Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Carlisle, PA Posts: 437 iTrader: 0 reviews	This is the one I got and put on my 89 GT. I gave it a 2 star rating on the site simply because I was pist with how difficult of a time I had getting off the old rag joint rig. But It really is a good part. but I still have play in my steering wheel. The play is between the firewall and the steering wheel some how. anyway heres the link : FR1504PLP MUSTANG FLAMING RIVER POWER STEERING SHAFT KIT 1979-1993 __________________ 89 GT RESTO-MOD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWjkD...feature=colike

September 2nd, 2011, 09:49 AM	#10
orangestang42 Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2010 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida Posts: 816 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah im not sold on exactly what im going to do yet, but i do know that highway driving on a windy day pisses me off, cuz the car drifts so much and trying to keep the wheel straight i feel like im turning the steering wheel back and forth more than i should. But the bad thing about that shaft is i have a 1995 gt. Idk if they were the same for that year or not. That does cost a pretty penny though and i def wasnt looking to spend that much to fix this problem __________________ "my wheel bolts require more torque than your honda makes"

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