is any one else breaking/wearing out steering racks?

[Aspire SVT]

Does it make any noise while driving

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

my drivers side seems worse than the passenger side

[sharkstiva]

Which side is more loose?

[Aspire SVT]

Mine rattles over bumps like a bad inner tie rod but the inner is fine and it doesn't seem to move forward or backwards from what I remember just up and down

[bhazard]

Im sure a lot of ours are like that, we just dont notice or think its normal.

[Aspire SVT]

The right side of the rack in the aspire has been doing that for about 4 years. Thought it was the inner so I bought a new one and I took me a few months to decide to install it when I found out it was the gear bushing. What makes me mad about it is it was a brand new, not reman Ford rack and pinion I bought new in 01 from work. Was around 320 dollars cost/ list was over 500! Rack only has about 30k normal miles on it. I've been looking for one to swap in while I take it apart to see if I can fab a new bushing.

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

this is my 2nd one in 2 years. i can take the boot loose and grab the inner tie rod end joint and wiggle the inner rack itself up and down quite a bit... am i the only one?