Although there are shims there and you can add and remove them to adjust for manufacutring tolerances it isn't such a good idea to do it for wear. The problem is that the rack tends to wear more in the center of travel, less at the ends. If you adjust the "looseness" out in the center you may make it too tight at the ends. Normaly when a rack is "remanufacured" the rack is reground along it's entire length and when reassembled now when you can adjust the play at any point in it's travel and it is equal at all points. This is not to say you can't remove a shim or two, just be sure to check the play at several points in the position of the rack to make sure it doesn't bind anywhere. If it was to "stick" it will interfere with being able to return the wheel to center quickly and could be dangerous during driving. If you are going to work on the brakes or steering be VERY careful as if these two systems don't work PERFECTLY you could lose control of the vehicle! The procedure wasn't in the manual and many "field repairs" of parts were never intended to be performed at the dealer service level. As with most Auto manufacurers it was intended to either send parts back to a wharehouse for rebuilding or just outright replacement. The Dealers are not reembursed for rebuilding service parts, just removing and replacing them to keep the times down. This applies to water pumps, starters, alternaters, radiaters, A/C compressors et al. The situation is now completly different due to the limited availability of some parts, cost, and the perserverence of the owners. In fact it is one of the main reasons for the DML, to share info on keeping the Delorean going! David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mgutkowski@xxxx" <webmaster@xxxx> wrote: > Hi Knut > > I'm curious - did you try removing a couple of adjustment shims to tighten > your old rack before deciding on a replacement? It's not a procedure that's > widely known, and it's not in the manual.