[newguy99]

Hi all, I just purchased a 99 RT 10 that is part of the steering recall back in 2002, it was never done. I’ve read a few posts from people. Only 6300 miles, mostly a storage queen. Seems the steering issue was in raced vehicles. Does anyone have any advice? It involves over 5 hours of work and welding! Yikes! Any advice appreciated. Happy motoring everyone.

 

[RobV]

If you going to get it done, make sure it is done correctly. Back during the recall a bunch were done incorrectly.

Look at the 998/999 recall instructions and decide for yourself if you want it or not.

 

[newguy99]

Thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated.

 

[GTS Dean]

I'm one of the track guys who experienced near-failure of the rack support back in about '99. IMO, it's pretty much an engineering design oversight where they didn't anticipate the lateral G loading and kickback peaks with R's/slicks and pounding apex curbs. They designed for more straight-line driving. The yellow arrows in the pic here show where I found some long cracks along the bend in the OE bracket. I discovered them on a post track weekend inspection.

The fix is 2-part: 1) is a strut welded to the frame rail tops and the OE bracket ahead of the steering rack; 2) are a pair of triangular plate gussets riveted to the bottom side frame ahead of the rack.

If your frame rails are nice and straight with no noteworthy dents or scrapes evident, you are probably OK without the recall. If not so clean, it's probably a good idea to go ahead and schedule the work.

 

[newguy99]

A wealth of information, thank you.

 

[GTS Dean]

From a wealth of first-hand experience.