indoor

Am I just noticing this just now or is it a problem if the steering wheel has a little bit of 'play'(I'd say maybe a 1/4 inch) at speeds over 35 mph? I felt it on the highway at first...

kingfishgrapejam

you may need tre's and or control arms. What mileage?

indoor

I recently replaced the driver side air spring(arnott and did it myself). Also I checked the steering fluid and was above max...so I removed some. Checked the control arms and they look fine.

indoor

so I gues the steering wheel play is not normal...

indoor

What are tre's?

kingfishgrapejam

tie rod ends. does it seem to wander especially on lane changes?

kingfishgrapejam

Ideally, there should be no play in any rack and pinion system.

kingfishgrapejam

pull with your hand at the 3 and 6 o'clock position on each tire. If you hear any clicks or clunks or the tire moves without moving the steering wheel then you should be able to track down where it is giving at. If you undid the pinch bolt in order to do the airspring you may want check and make sure it didn't loosen up on you. Again if you are on all original parts I would plan to replace all four upper control arms and both outer tie rod ends. the lower curved control arms would be my next suspect and then inner tie rod ends. These just seem to the order they have gone on my cars. I guess you could have a bad rack but I think that is very unlikely.

indoor

I did it the other way(the two bolts in the top shock aluminum cast). But I'll move the tires tomorrow like you suggested. Thanks!