Hilux 4x4 Forum

Hi. This is my first post on the forum, although I visit quite frequently.

I own a 2016 hilux with an absolute unbearable steering wheel shake at slow speeds. The bakkie has been in to Toyota dealership 4 times over the last few months.

They have replaced tie rods after my private mechanic identified the problem. The problem however still exists, and seems to go worse.

Wish I could post a video

Could this be a faulty steering rack? How can I test it

Hi
Take off the protection plate,
you will be able to see the steering rack bush.
start the vehicle and ask someone to turn the steering wheel from side tot side.
you should not see any movement in the bush, if there are movement then the bush is shot.
These bushes can be replaced with polyurethane bushes(still need to do mine)

Regards
Danie

Hi Danie. Thank you for the advice. Took the protection plates off today and there is a lot of movement in the bushes. Is this a common problem with toyota?

I will go online tonight and see where I can find these bushes. Any suggestions? I am in Namibia, so options here are somewhat limited.

Car actually still has warranty, so I should take back to toyota to replace.

Hi
A vehicle with a warranty should always go to the dealer or authorized repair centre otherwise you could lose the warranty with the dealership if someone else repairs.
I personally am not a fan of polyurethane bushes. In some cases they may serve well, maybe shackles, etc. which needs to last long. Rubber bushes provides flex and filters vibrations, etc.
Polyurethane bushes are firm, for long lasting but does not absorb shock.
Everyone has their own opinion about polyurethane bushes.

Thanks for your input Ricky. I did read up quite a bit on the polyurethane bushes and believe they will not be the best fit for me.
It does seem however like the rubber bushes are cast into the steering rack and is not split like the polyurethane bushes.

Will take the bakkie back to Toyota end of this week and see what excuse they come up with. Just to get my ducks in a row I wanted to make sure that there should definitely not be movement in the steering rack. It is not something they can tell me is "normal"

So I had my vehicle in and out of the toyota garage for the last two weeks. They changed tires, checked bearings, went over the steering column, etc. Ended up replacing the entire steering rack with tie rods. Problem still persists.

Could there be sn issue with the steering pump not holding pressure?