sean@geowhiz.UUCP (Sean Rooney) (10/10/84)
MAZDA RX-7 OWNERS !!!!!
The steering box in my 1982 RX-7 has failed after 47000 miles.
The dealer quotes $479 to replace it with a new unit. A little
research here in Madison Wisconsin has led me to three other
instances of steering box failure in 81-83 RX-7's, one with only
9000 miles !!!! I feel this indicates a design flaw which Mazda
should take some responsibility for fixing. The distributor
disagrees (surprise, surprise ...).
I need more case historys to bolster my (and other RX-7 owners)
cases. If you know of similar failure in 81-83 RX-7's please
mail me; 1) the owners name and address 2) the year RX-7 and
3) the mileage when failure occured. I will post the terms of
any settlement to Net.Auto.
Sean Rooney
Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
University of Wisconsin
path: uwvax!geowhiz!sean
ps. The most notable symptom of steering box failure is
excessive, unadjustable, steering wheel freeplay.