32 11... Notes on checking steering backlash on vehicles with rack-and-pinion steering (with front axle raised)

2013 Mini Cooper Countryman, Standard TransSECTION 32 11... Notes on checking steering backlash on vehicles with rack-and-pinion steering (with front axle raised)
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NOTE: When the front axle is raised, the applied force is distributed via the tie rod into horizontal and vertical forces. If there is now no electric or hydraulic assistance, the forces created cause the thrust member (1) to be unloaded against the spring (2). The play created in this way is incorrectly referred to as steering backlash.

3 = Rack

Fig 1: Identifying Thrust Member And Spring
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