Saab: loose steering -- '99 9-3

Salutations:

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:44:59 -0600, rfisher_nyc <com>
wrote:
 

Well, I've recently picked up a NG900 which I think shares the same basic
steering system.

Check the rubber bushings and sleeves at the steering control arms on the
frame, they are the most rearward point of the mounting assembly from the
hub to the frame. After that - check to see that the steering rack itself
(along the firewall) isn't loose and that the tie rods are solid all the
way to the wheel and that it isn't leaking fluid from it's ends. Finally -
check the forward control arm bushings (the NG A-Arm is a two part
assembly) as well as the ball joints and particularly the wheel bearings.

Your alignment shop should have picked something up if it was bad - but if
one or more of these mount points is allowing the wheels to move even a
little bit - it will present as described.

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