[KentuckyStang]

96 gt. when the steering wheel is in the neutral position you can turn it left and right about a inch before it starts to turn. its been this way since i had a wreck in December. i got hit in the rear end. my wheels got turned all the way to right and i slide about ten feet. when i got my car back from the body shop i had it all aligned and they didn't really didn't check anything else. i have had a few people tell me that it could be the rack and pinion.
what else could it be?

 

[97GT4.6]

My car is the same way, although mine has about half an inch of play. I believe its the steering rack. I'm going to replace it and see what happens. Hopefully it will help my front tire wear as well.

 

[KentuckyStang]

i took it back up to big o today to have them check it because thats was the main thing i need checked. they didnt check it, they just looked at the tires and the tie rod ends.

 

[97GT4.6]

Hmm, well its probably not the tie rod or the tires. Its probably the steering rack, or a steering knuckle or a ball joint or something. It could be one of a hundred things.

 

[Black02GT]

lol my toyota pickup has the same issue. it doesnt have power steering though hahaha

but its got like two inches of play its rediculus. i find myself all over the lane no matter how hard i try . and the whole time im steering back and forth like a ship on the ocean