Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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My car has developed a knocking, from the steering rack area, which apparently is a common fault...
Going to take it to vauxhall as soon as I can, but if it's the rack, it'll be about £800 to sort out, and still might not cure it.
So, I'm a bit unsure what to do if it does come to that 
I can't really afford £800+, and possibly more, but then, I don't know if the car would be sellable knowing the fault was there?
Obviously I don't know that's definitely the problem yet, but it seems likely, and I'm preparing myself for the worst.
What should I do? 
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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not got any mates to check it out to give a second oppinion..
thats what i do, got two mates who working in garages, always asking them for advise etc
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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I'm gonna have a look at it tomorrow, see if anything is loose, and then take it to vauxhall, in the hope that I still have warranty on it.
New rack is £300 trade apparently 
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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£300's a bit better than £800, but still not a small figure
if i was spending that, i'd defo want to make sure its that, and not something else
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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yeah, me too  that'd annoy me slightly if it didn't fix it.
there's a list of things it could be, going on some posts on corsa-c.co.uk
rack
steering column
ARB drop link ball joints
bottom ball joints
bottom arm bushes
TCAs
and all the symptoms are pretty similar  so the only real way of knowing is to get them done and hope
if vauxhall tell me its the rack, and I have to pay, I'll be selling.
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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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well last time i rang up for a rack i think it was around the £300 mark, same with column, but the labour charges is what knocks them up in price, so cheaper if u fit them, but id double check to see its those,
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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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and it depends how nice ur dealership is..because my rack was on it ways out so i was told but its still fine, but they wouldnbt do it under warranty cos my 17's and lowering contributed to the wear of the rack..what a load of bull, how can they say that when they sell 17's and lowering springs for a corsa from their brochure....still cudnt get it thru to them, but ive heard some dealerships are ok over this
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