Bob Fouts
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The Late 80s early 90s Olds & other GM Rack & Pinion designs were less than desirable. They had a tendency to "fail" by locking in a hard right or hard left. The Remanufactured units had this design flaw corrected. If the original "OEM" factory units were were ever redesigned, I am unaware of it.
My expectation is that a Remanufactured (NOT a rebuilt unit) Rack & Pinion might solve your disappointments with your conversion. A properly designed & installed Rack & Pinion far exceeds a manual sector with the Studebaker power assist & bell crank tower system.
The85 Avanti used the Lark frame, it was the last year to do so. I don't exactly know what went wrong with it as it worked sort of OK for about 5000 miles. ( the olds rack and pinion that is) The turning radius was much larger that the origional system, and on a wet road the front end feels like it's on glare ice. I think itmay have something to do with how the tie rods are configured. They were dropped down fairly close to the ground . I was on a trip to theeast coast and after leaving Chicago the steering suddenly seemed to be and was very loose. Had it checked in La Porte andthe mechanic said it was a very poor job overall. At that point I decided to scrap the whole steering and go back to the origional. I know it's got a whole bunch of moving parts but if I can take out the slop with new parts and or adjustments at least it won't feel like glare ice.
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Please check out my topic in 84-91 avantis. Thanks Bob Fouts
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OK I've decided to reinstall the origional steering in my 85 with the Studebaker frame. As luck would have it, I kept all the old parts except the power steering bell crank and the two tie rods. My question is: will any Lark or Hawk parts fit or do I need certain years/models to obtain the above parts? Further, does somebody have these for sale? Thanks Bob Fouts
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Please see my comments in the 85 and up AVANTI topics
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My 85 has over 100,000 miles and a couple of years ago I spent way too much money to have a oldsmobile rack and pinion steering system put in. Now it is shot and I am looking for any imput as to what to do: return to the origional or try somthing else. IMHO the origional design has endless opportunities to encourage poor steering. Looking for any constructive suggestions. Thanks Bob
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On my 85 Avanti, I can't get the visor to stay up against the roof. Anybody figure out a fix for this? Thanks Bob Fouts
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The red light indicates the choke is on. On my 85 the relay is in the engine compartment on the passangers side hanging from four wires :brown,blue,green and red w black stripe. The NAPPA number is AR 740. Regards Bob
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My 85 with 127000miles has had sloppy steering for years. Replaced parts and adjusted the box. Nothing seemed to help. Two years ago I spent a lot of money to have a GM cylinder installed which has been a big disappiontment. Has anybody looked at using a Chrysler cylinder in a Avanti? Thanks Bob
steering question
in 1965-83 Avanti
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Does somebody know if Avanti used (up to 85) the same steering gear (Ross) as used in the origional Avanti? Thanks Bob