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    I've got a issue on my nova. Recently its started to pull quite bad to the left and steering feels notchy. She's had new track rods bottom ball joints last year which are fine. Also checked suspension, anti roll bar is all tight. Ive checked everything is tight and bushes seem ok. Iam thinking maybe rack is on its way out. Any help/ideas anyone.

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    Money is on sterring rack, does it still self centre? If you do the rack get quaife guts and new bearings

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    It's just pulling to the left the tracking is out slightly anyway but when I drive and let go of the wheel at slow speed of course its wanting to pull left bad.

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    Where best to buy a new rack ?

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    Is the corsa b ones the same other than the track rods are longer? Carnt find a nova one.

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    Corsa b is the same, rod ends need swapping and the pinion shaft is longer, needs chopping down

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    Get a rack from a car with electronic power steering and you'll get yourself a 2.7 turn lock to lock, nearly as good as the quaife

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    I’ve been looking at doing this as a cheaper option to quaife. I thought it was a manual rack you needed tho?

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    Yeh might end up doing this. 1st iam gonna swap the steering coupling as I have a spare to rule that out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leggattr View Post
    I’ve been looking at doing this as a cheaper option to quaife. I thought it was a manual rack you needed tho?
    Epas rack is manual, it's all in the column

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