Berlinetta Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 A guy I know (who is into Opels in a big way) mentioned that the Kadett steering rack has a rubber 'universal' joint, which he said should be checked / replaced upon purchase of a Kadett - to prevent the potential for "total steering loss". Does the Manta have the same rubber steering joint? If so, should it be replaced with a better (all metal?) joint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 The Manta has a reinforced rubber disc but I've not seen one break up. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
611 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 As Andy says, never seen one break up on a manta. You do need a rubber joint in there as its the anti vibration bit, without that you will get loads of unwanted vibration. I think you could get an after market one similar, but they are riveted on as part of the lower input shaft. I also think its reinforced with some sort of fabric so it does not perish the same as just rubber, i could be wrong on that bit. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yeah never seen on broken on a Manta, although they are a weak point on some other cars. If you fit a Quickrack they mostly come with a 3/4" DD bar coming out of them so you use a 2nd upper column U/J to join to the intermediate shaft. Never noticed any more vibration when using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 4 hours ago, Berlinetta said: A guy I know (who is into Opels in a big way) mentioned that the Kadett steering rack has a rubber 'universal' joint, which he said should be checked / replaced upon purchase of a Kadett - to prevent the potential for "total steering loss" And there was me thinking that Opel had thought of this with that metal cage part that is riveted in to the assembly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks for the replies. Where can a 'reinforced' steering joint be purchased? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 11 hours ago, mantasrme said: Yeah never seen on broken on a Manta, although they are a weak point on some other cars. If you fit a Quickrack they mostly come with a 3/4" DD bar coming out of them so you use a 2nd upper column U/J to join to the intermediate shaft. Never noticed any more vibration when using them. We did this on mates 27,000 mile D reg Exclusive and with 400lb front coils it rattled the hell out of the steering column over bumps or rough roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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