E85/E86 Steering Problems (Solved)

[boca22]

Just want to say, did this today and it worked an absolute treat. There’s still a bit of twitch there which i think is unrelated and could partially be put down to the characteristics of the car but the post about adjusting the rack seems like a good place to start. Thanks OP for the great write up, this has made the car so enjoyable again!

[FunkyGBrown]

Had a strange one with mine today.

Last year wasn't hot enough that it got sticky often.. but it still needed addressing.

Adjusted today 10mm upwards as opposed to downwards (tried that last year and it felt really loose and vague).

So, the weirdness, is that I thought leaving the bolts slightly loose would mean less aggro for adjustments, but kept the test drives somewhat short. I found that I had absolutely no sticking at all, but the micro adjustments were terrible. Tightened the bolts, steering stiffened and felt slightly stuck but no micro adjustments whatsoever.

Is this literally a case of adjusting it mm by mm to find that sweet spot?

[Joycey]

Had a strange one with mine today.

Last year wasn't hot enough that it got sticky often.. but it still needed addressing.

Adjusted today 10mm upwards as opposed to downwards (tried that last year and it felt really loose and vague).

So, the weirdness, is that I thought leaving the bolts slightly loose would mean less aggro for adjustments, but kept the test drives somewhat short. I found that I had absolutely no sticking at all, but the micro adjustments were terrible. Tightened the bolts, steering stiffened and felt slightly stuck but no micro adjustments whatsoever.

Is this literally a case of adjusting it mm by mm to find that sweet spot?

Yes mate adjust it little by little, to find the sweet spot for you.