- Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:30 pm
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Hi all,
After selling my beloved 2002 EP3 in 2011 to buy my house i have now managed to buy another EP3 -2004 cosmic ! I bought the car with couple of minor faults which i don't mind as its very clean. One fault which i was hoping would be an easy fix is the sticky steering most noticeable at speed.
It feels sticky and i have to constantly make minor adjustments which is very annoying, especially on a motorway. I know the EP3 suffers with a crap rack so i thought ill get another rack and fit it no problem. I managed to get hold of a clean rack with 90 days warranty , put it on and to my disappointment its still the same. I know the tracking will need to be checked again but its exactly the same so i cant see that helping at the moment.
Im struggling to see that i have 2 racks with the exact same problem although it is possible. I am mechanically minded but cant seem to figure this out. Iv also had my local workshop look at it and they also agreed its a fault with the steering rack ( that was before iv put in the new rack). I would rather find the problem rather than keep putting in second hand racks. Is this a problem with the steering ECU? Can the rack be Reset? Should i be taking it to a specialist?
Im hoping someone can point me in the right direction or recommend someone who can help. Im located in Brentwood, Essex.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
After selling my beloved 2002 EP3 in 2011 to buy my house i have now managed to buy another EP3 -2004 cosmic ! I bought the car with couple of minor faults which i don't mind as its very clean. One fault which i was hoping would be an easy fix is the sticky steering most noticeable at speed.
It feels sticky and i have to constantly make minor adjustments which is very annoying, especially on a motorway. I know the EP3 suffers with a crap rack so i thought ill get another rack and fit it no problem. I managed to get hold of a clean rack with 90 days warranty , put it on and to my disappointment its still the same. I know the tracking will need to be checked again but its exactly the same so i cant see that helping at the moment.
Im struggling to see that i have 2 racks with the exact same problem although it is possible. I am mechanically minded but cant seem to figure this out. Iv also had my local workshop look at it and they also agreed its a fault with the steering rack ( that was before iv put in the new rack). I would rather find the problem rather than keep putting in second hand racks. Is this a problem with the steering ECU? Can the rack be Reset? Should i be taking it to a specialist?
Im hoping someone can point me in the right direction or recommend someone who can help. Im located in Brentwood, Essex.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.