P700 Has anyone done a steering rack adjustment on one of these?

[DG Rider]

Anybody ever adjusted the steering rack on one of these?

My left hand side has what I'd consider too much vertical play, and pulling the boot reveals it is the rack itself. The other end has a touch but no biggie in my experience. Looks like the adjustment procedure might take some of that out, but i don't know. When racks go bad in cars at the shop, you replace them.

My 1st 700 was an anvil. It had a touch, like the right side does now...but nothing like what I'm getting on the left. That was almost 9000 miles. I've been wondering if this machine (which appeared from the start to be noticeably worse in build quality) would last as well. I just rolled over 2000 miles, and while it's been used, it hasn't been abused. And quite frankly, I'm a little surprised to see this.

A new rack is like $327 from RMATV...

 

[JACKAL]

There is a little $5 piece of white plastic shim that can be replaced and an adjustment bolt that is a PITA to get to that will probably remedy this. Pretty sure member @joeymt33 did a repair post / video with pictures a couple of years ago. Will try to find and add link below in another post.

 

[JACKAL]

Check out this post and the very next one he did in that same thread. Good luck.

P1000 - Front end loose? Sloppy steering?

I thought I’d share my quest to tighten up the front of Traveller. The 30” Roctanes have beat the front end over the past two years. Here’s a vid of the slop before I started.

hondasxs.com

P1000 - Front end loose? Sloppy steering?

I thought I’d share my quest to tighten up the front of Traveller. The 30” Roctanes have beat the front end over the past two years. Here’s a vid of the slop before I started.

hondasxs.com

 

[DG Rider]

There is a little $5 piece of white plastic shim that can be replaced and an adjustment bolt that is a PITA to get to that will probably remedy this. Pretty sure member @joeymt33 did a repair post / video with pictures a couple of years ago. Will try to find and add link below in another post.

Check out this post and the very next one he did in that same thread. Good luck.

P1000 - Front end loose? Sloppy steering?

I thought I’d share my quest to tighten up the front of Traveller. The 30” Roctanes have beat the front end over the past two years. Here’s a vid of the slop before I started.

hondasxs.com

P1000 - Front end loose? Sloppy steering?

I thought I’d share my quest to tighten up the front of Traveller. The 30” Roctanes have beat the front end over the past two years. Here’s a vid of the slop before I started.

hondasxs.com

Thanks!

Looking at the parts fiche, the bushing is actually on the right side, so I don't know if that would do much, but I'm going to try the adjustment. Like you said, PITA to get to.

 

[DG Rider]

Adjustment made little difference, as I feared would be the case. Getting it tight enough to reduce the movement results in binding near the ends of lock.

Best video I could get after the adjustment...

 

[Hondasxs]

I had the same results with p1k. What I felt was good adjustment lead to binding. I gave up and replaced it.

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[DG Rider]

I had the same results with p1k. What I felt was good adjustment lead to binding. I gave up and replaced it.

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Honestly, I'll probably run it until the "summer break" and just keep an eye on it. Do it then.

 

[DG Rider]

Fun fact: Looks like the 500 and 700 have the same rack.

 

[RB3offroad]

Adjustment made little difference, as I feared would be the case. Getting it tight enough to reduce the movement results in binding near the ends of lock.

Best video I could get after the adjustment...

Fun fact: Looks like the 500 and 700 have the same rack.

We are working on the 500 rack not! WE have had a big request from some groups

looking at your video it looks like your internals are wore out and check the bushing on the end.

 

[DG Rider]

We are working on the 500 rack not! WE have had a big request from some groups

looking at your video it looks like your internals are wore out and check the bushing on the end.

"Not" or now?

There is no bushing shown (or seen) on the parts fische on the left side. It's odd...seems largely unsupported on that side. The other side does have one, but that side is pretty tight.

 

[RB3offroad]

"Not" or now?

There is no bushing shown (or seen) on the parts fische on the left side. It's odd...seems largely unsupported on that side. The other side does have one, but that side is pretty tight.

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the 1000 were the same way only supported on one end with a plastic bushing. we took them out and replaced with one on each end with an oil embedded bushings. the

 

[DG Rider]

the 1000 were the same way only supported on one end with a plastic bushing. we took them out and replaced with one on each end with an oil embedded bushings. the

So what's the ETA on the 500 rack?

 

[RB3offroad]

So what's the ETA on the 500 rack?

We are in beginning stages. We are looking at 4 to 6wks