Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 01 2 Dti steering column seal

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Mon 2 Mar 2009 15:14
01 2 Dti steering column seal - Ken Ayres
I have just had the steering rack re-conditioned on my diesel estate here in spain
[At considerable cost]. Upon driving it I found the engine noise quite a lot louder
inside the car coming from where the steering column goes through the floor!
I took it back to the garage and was told it was as it should be.
There is a grommet seal which fits over the column from inside the engine compartment
but it looks to me like there should be one inside the car[ around the column]
The garage says no ! Can someone please tell me if there should be one -the mechanic
probably forgot it !
Thanks Ken.
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Mon 2 Mar 2009 22:08
01 2 Dti steering column seal - topbloke
nothing on the inside, jusy a foam/rubber affair that go's over the rack shaft prior to it going back up to the body, they are/should be idiot proof cos you can only fit in one position the have a key/lug so you get in the right position
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