rickbean

Hi, I recently bought my second prelude 97 for dirt cheap. It does have a few things i need to repair but nothing major, or at least i think. im in the process of replacing the timing belt, water pump,ETC.

I noticed one thing when i turn the steering wheel, engine off power steering removed. I hear ticking almost like teeth on the gears are skipping. Its hard to tell where its coming from i can feel it while i grab the steering wheel and the colum. My question is should i replace the "steering rack"? or is it something else. Any help is appreciated i searched but found nothing with the same symptoms.

Thanks in advance.

dontbuyprelude

if you have a helper check to make sure the wheels are actually turning the whole time your turning the steering wheel lock to lock and they do without skipping, the sound is normal.

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93 d15 auto del slo gone and FORGOTTENexcept for a few memories....

Rycon

One thing you should consider if you have the power steering pump removed, is bypassing the steering rack.

Here are some threads I found about it:

HOW TO: Remove Power Steering and Loop the lines - Honda Prelude Forum : Honda Prelude Forums

power steering bypassed - my impressions.