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Free hanging is something different than on it's wheels. My guess is a binding rack. Some wear in the middle, adjust the play and too tight at the ends now.
Jeroen
well yes, I do know that free hanging is a different proposition to driving! In this instance, i'd be putting my stands under the outer ends of the TCAs for testing purposes in order to simulate as closely as possible the position of everything when loaded up on the ground. Which I didn't do when building it up as there wasn't any perceived need.
I guess i'm paying now for my habit of using bits from my extensive stock of used stuff. I can't remember where this particular rack came from, it wasn't the one from the car (which was a "quick rack" that I didn't want on a car SWMBO would possibly drive) so I just pulled this one from stock, nicely painted in silver and with new boots on, it looked and felt fine in my hands with just the right amount of stiffness in the track rod balljoints and no perceptible play. So I threw it on and forgot about it. If it HAS been adjusted in the fashion you describe, it wasn't by ME, I know better! Nor do I know of any pro or even semi-pro rack builder who paints them any colour but black, so where the silver came from is anyones guess.
I should say that it has been like this effectively since built. I didn't really notice when manoevering it round the garage and drive, nor on the first few hundred yard drive up the road and back. But since then and on any run and at any speed (possibly worse when going faster) it's pretty hard to miss!
It's not so bad as to be undriveable once you get used to it. But it certainly doesn't make the experience pleasurable, it's gotta be sorted! But it may have to wait till i've got some undercover space available. I'm not enjoying being outside in this weather!
Steve