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 Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 2:30 am |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2012
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Location: Leicester
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Hey there, my steering is slightly off centre the car doesn't pull to one side but when I move the steering to the dead on centre it moves over to the right? Is it just tracking needing doing I had it done about 8 month ago -.-
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 3:01 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: No Man's Land
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Adjust the steering wheel. Wont cost you anything.
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Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:33 pm |
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Joined: May 17, 2012
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Location: Kentpipe
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Just done mine today! This was a hard week for me, redoing the front suspension! Had the steering wheel problem which was slightly off. I went and did an alignement and it fixed it. Wanted to try the previous method but the thought of not re-fitting it right made me squirm!
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Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:09 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2013
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Location: Solihull
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| millow_99 wrote: |
| Just done mine today! This was a hard week for me, redoing the front suspension! Had the steering wheel problem which was slightly off. I went and did an alignement and it fixed it. Wanted to try the previous method but the thought of not re-fitting it right made me squirm! |
The nightmare of front suspension! I remember when I did mine. My wheel was off by about 40 degrees! was pretty damn comfy.. Kind of wished I left the steering wheel as it was, aha!
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Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:37 am |
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Joined: Sep 16, 2011
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Location: Devon UK
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You need to get the tracking done again to put the steering wheel straight. They should place a device on the steering wheel to keep it straight which rests on the seat, then they adjust the tracking and a quick road test is the only way to confirm if the wheel is really straight afterwards. You can't simply move the steering wheel a spline or two to get it straight because there is one larger spline at the bottom meaning the steering wheel can only go on in one position.
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Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:15 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
Posts: 6526
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Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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Lazy mechanic adjust only one TCA which puts the steering wheel out. They should adjust both sides equally if they are doing the job properly.
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Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:01 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Athens, Greece
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| Uz wrote: |
| Adjust the steering wheel. Wont cost you anything. |
You must be joking.
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| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
Repair safely - Drive safely | |
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Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:09 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2013
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Location: Solihull
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| V9977 wrote: |
| Uz wrote: |
| Adjust the steering wheel. Wont cost you anything. |
You must be joking. |
Could always remove the steering wheel and place it back down straight if there's the know how.
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Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:48 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Athens, Greece
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| DSWR wrote: |
| V9977 wrote: |
| Uz wrote: |
| Adjust the steering wheel. Wont cost you anything. |
You must be joking. |
Could always remove the steering wheel and place it back down straight if there's the know how. |
My God, either you lot are taking the pιss or this place has well and truly had it.
I hope it's the former.
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| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
Repair safely - Drive safely | |
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Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:15 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2013
Posts: 411
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Location: Solihull
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| V9977 wrote: |
| DSWR wrote: |
| V9977 wrote: |
| Uz wrote: |
| Adjust the steering wheel. Wont cost you anything. |
You must be joking. |
Could always remove the steering wheel and place it back down straight if there's the know how. |
My God, either you lot are taking the pιss or this place has well and truly had it.
I hope it's the former. |
Nothing wrong with my method. Typically the steering wheel is off from wheel alignment, the mechanic forgets to make sure the steering wheel is straight, then adjusts the wheels central. I've replaced my peugeot steering wheel for the red and black cc one, it's not the hardest thing in the world...
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:13 am |
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Joined: Jun 19, 2010
Posts: 1600
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Location: South Bucks
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| DSWR wrote: |
| ... the mechanic forgets to make sure the steering wheel is straight, then adjusts the wheels central ... |
So that would suggest he hasn't done the job properly and your tyres are going to scrub pretty quickly.
It's also not always possible to move it as it still is offset due to he splines .. and on some cars it has to go in a certain position or the indicators, etc and out of sync ... hence why turning one way flicks them off quicker that the other.
Take it back and get them to re-do the alignment properly including the steering wheel ...
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| Down to just the 1.4 HDi. Cayman Green 2.0i CC sold. | |
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Last edited by gazza82 on Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:28 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:15 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
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Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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| DSWR wrote: |
| V9977 wrote: |
| DSWR wrote: |
| V9977 wrote: |
| Uz wrote: |
| Adjust the steering wheel. Wont cost you anything. |
You must be joking. |
Could always remove the steering wheel and place it back down straight if there's the know how. |
My God, either you lot are taking the p?ss or this place has well and truly had it.
I hope it's the former. |
Nothing wrong with my method. Typically the steering wheel is off from wheel alignment, the mechanic forgets to make sure the steering wheel is straight, then adjusts the wheels central. I've replaced my peugeot steering wheel for the red and black cc one, it's not the hardest thing in the world... |
Just moving the steering wheel doesn't solve the issue of why it's misaligned in the first place.
If it's because the tracking is out, it's still going to scrub the tyres and be more expensive in the long run, not to mention the safety aspect if the car isn't cornering properly.
We're becoming a world of Duck tape and WD40 repairers.
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:52 pm |
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Joined: Aug 12, 2013
Posts: 180
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Location: Warwickshire
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in general my steering wheel feels loose porobably get 30 degrees each way without any bite
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:13 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2013
Posts: 411
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Location: Solihull
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| macca1411 wrote: |
| DSWR wrote: |
| V9977 wrote: |
| DSWR wrote: |
| V9977 wrote: |
| Uz wrote: |
| Adjust the steering wheel. Wont cost you anything. |
You must be joking. |
Could always remove the steering wheel and place it back down straight if there's the know how. |
My God, either you lot are taking the p?ss or this place has well and truly had it.
I hope it's the former. |
Nothing wrong with my method. Typically the steering wheel is off from wheel alignment, the mechanic forgets to make sure the steering wheel is straight, then adjusts the wheels central. I've replaced my peugeot steering wheel for the red and black cc one, it's not the hardest thing in the world... |
Just moving the steering wheel doesn't solve the issue of why it's misaligned in the first place.
If it's because the tracking is out, it's still going to scrub the tyres and be more expensive in the long run, not to mention the safety aspect if the car isn't cornering properly.
We're becoming a world of Duck tape and WD40 repairers.
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I took it as the wheels were aligned but the steering wheel itself was out
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