Well yet another problem I need your help with.
Recently my steering has been feeling quite loose as if I'm driving in heavy rain or on ice and also I feel like I have to over steer a lot more than I use to. Another thing that has arose is that when I turn right (mainly at roundabouts or wide corners) there is a loud screech coming from the drivers side wheel which sounds to me like a tyre skidding screeching noise.
I know this is one of them things that could be several different things but if anyone can help me find the most likely cause or at least the most cheapest to fix that would be a start, I am quite worried that this is goin to get worse and as I do a lot of motorway driving I don't want to have a bad accident! :/
#2: Re: Wheel screech/loose steering Author: cartoonhead, Location: North ManchesterPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:23 am ---- do you have aftermarket alloys fitted & is there any play in the track rod ends ?
if your worried your wheels rubbing have a look for sighns of rubbing on the arch liners
#3: Re: Wheel screech/loose steering Author: swaynie, Location: United KingdomPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:15 am ---- If ball joints have failed the tyre may be rubbing on the shock
#4: Re: Wheel screech/loose steering Author: shaunc, Location: Salford/ManchesterPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:19 am ---- No just standard wheels, I'm not worried that the tyres are rubbing because I think the noise is tyres screeching on the road but I worried because my steering is very loose and it feels like I'm driving on ice. One day I think I'm gonna turn the wheel and nothing will happen! :/
Could this be anything to do with I've just fitted 2 new lower arms? Could something have been d
Damaged in the process?
#5: Re: Wheel screech/loose steering Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:41 am ----
shaunc wrote:
Could this be anything to do with I've just fitted 2 new lower arms? Could something have been d
Damaged in the process?
Genuine parts used?
Fitted correctly?
Tracking checked / adjusted afterwards?
#6: Re: Wheel screech/loose steering Author: shaunc, Location: Salford/ManchesterPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:50 pm ---- Genuine parts used yes, fitted correctly yes to be best of my knowledge, tracking checked afterwards no. Could this cause the steering to be very light though? I thought if the tracking was out it would drift left or right when holding the steering wheel straight? No?
Also been under it today and loooked and checked everything under there as best I could for obvious damage on ball joints, discs, track rods, drop links, driveshafts etc. Tried holding the wheel and shaking to see if there was any play but nothing, also tried spinning the wheels while it was in gear to check for failing drive shafts but nothing again!
Aaahhhrrr! What could it be! I jus wanna get it sorted but don't wanna just start changing stuff willy nilly or sending it into a garage blind
#7: Re: Wheel screech/loose steering Author: swaynie, Location: United KingdomPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:10 pm ---- Have you over inflated your tyres
#8: Re: Wheel screech/loose steering Author: swaynie, Location: United KingdomPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:10 pm ---- Double post
I don't think so, I've not put any more air in my tyres recently but I will check that today.
#10: Re: Wheel screech/loose steering Author: shaunc, Location: Salford/ManchesterPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:42 pm ---- Checked reassure today and was correct but deflated my tyres abut then pumped them back up to the correct pressure for each tyre just to make sure and still the same was really bad on the road today because of the rain and my problem combined, I think it's starting to get abit dangerous now so I will have get it into the garage and see if they solv it :/
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I jus wanna get it sorted but don't wanna just start changing stuff willy nilly or sending it into a garage blind
