Re: Sudden excessive play, front end 01 Caravan
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10/06/17 11:31 PM
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Sounds like the steering rack to me. Get out the checkbook!
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Re: Sudden excessive play, front end 01 Caravan
[Re: yorker]
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10/07/17 09:48 PM
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If it ends up being the rack, I did one on my 4th generation (2005) caravan in the driveway on jackstands. Was a little tight but not as bad as I expected.
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Re: Sudden excessive play, front end 01 Caravan
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10/08/17 12:35 PM
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cudaman1969
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I was wondering if it was the rack loose. When I recently did the brakes, I noticed some play in the wheels at 3- 9 position in park. A quick look at you tube shows that could be inner tie rods. The old van is not to pretty. Dont want to put a ton of money in it. Just spent 450.00 on the brakes, and that was just for parts. I love to take long trips in the van. Have a bed in the back. Use it as a camper. $450 for brake parts?! A loaded caliper was in the $30-40 range but I bought just the discs for mine, $14. With that much play, like the one said, loose somewhere or rusted out. Check your steering column u-joints too, my Dakota u-joint bolt had worked loose and it had about 3-4 inch play in the steering wheel and a knock.tried tightening it up but the splines was buggered up so I got the whole column at the pick-a-part yard for $60. Keep replacing parts, you can't get a better driving-riding-all around better vehicle in today's market. I have three extra parts vans for the one I drive, a 99 shorty.
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Re: Sudden excessive play, front end 01 Caravan
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10/09/17 01:26 AM
10/09/17 01:26 AM
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therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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I agree could be rack we did a few at work that were loose.Also the frt strut towers as said rust.i replaced some of them.I even bought the large rivet gun to install them.Could be wheel bearings also.Ive sen some so bad they almost fell out.Rocky
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Re: Sudden excessive play, front end 01 Caravan
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10/09/17 02:21 PM
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Could be wheel bearings also. I've seen some so bad they almost fell out.Rocky Wow, that is something I will have to look at. We are using two minis and also have one for parts. Not having this problem (yet), but I do like preventive maintenance.
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