Thread: rack and Pinion movement

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Originally Posted by rspears

Navy, looking at the rack there are the two threaded "steering rods" that attach to the spindles, and then there is the splined shaft that you turn to affect movement of the steering rods.
When you say "output shaft" are you talking about the splined shaft that attaches to your steering via DD u-joints, and saying that it moves in & out radially from the rack housing, basically the shaft pushing back towards the firewall 1/4" to 3/8"? Just trying to understand what you're trying to communicate.

Ok I found a picture of the rack with out the pump installed.
Its not moving in and out but up and down. The splined shaft and the housing move together, its like its rocking on the rubber bushings, but only when turning the wheel.