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Offline J4M3S

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Strange one
« on: 03 June 2010, 15:13 »
My car has too much steering lock, so much so that it's catching on the wishbones and brake pipes etc when on full lock. Only thing that i can think is that the steering arms have both been replaced at different times by the previous owner.... is it possible he's used the wrong arms, or does it sound like something else?
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Strange one
« Reply #1 on: 03 June 2010, 16:18 »
Sounds like one has been adjusted more than the other to get the steering wheel straight.
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Re: Strange one
« Reply #2 on: 03 June 2010, 17:04 »
Story goes, when i got the car 1 arm had been changed previously. However the other arm had play in it so that was changed a few weeks after i bought the car. The car is better now both arms have been changed but the lock is excessive and grates on full lock in reverse. So i'm thinking originally the first arm fitted was the wrong one, and its improved a bit now a probable second wrong arm has been fitted on the other side - as at least they match up? If that makes sense  :laugh:
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Re: Strange one
« Reply #3 on: 03 June 2010, 21:20 »
Quote from: J4M3S on 03 June 2010, 17:04
Story goes, when i got the car 1 arm had been changed previously. However the other arm had play in it so that was changed a few weeks after i bought the car. The car is better now both arms have been changed but the lock is excessive and grates on full lock in reverse. So i'm thinking originally the first arm fitted was the wrong one, and its improved a bit now a probable second wrong arm has been fitted on the other side - as at least they match up? If that makes sense  :laugh:

Sounds that way.
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Offline johnson6672

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Re: Strange one
« Reply #4 on: 03 June 2010, 21:33 »
Does it catch on both sides?
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Re: Strange one
« Reply #5 on: 03 June 2010, 21:45 »
yeah both sides  :sad:
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Offline johnson6672

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Re: Strange one
« Reply #6 on: 03 June 2010, 21:49 »
back or front of tyre catching?
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Re: Strange one
« Reply #7 on: 03 June 2010, 21:56 »
both i think, the garage said it almost looked like it was the wrong rack. but im fairly confident its the original rack
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Re: Strange one
« Reply #8 on: 03 June 2010, 21:59 »
although the groaning noise only really happens on reverse full lock, driving forwards it hardly makes a sound
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Re: Strange one
« Reply #9 on: 03 June 2010, 22:09 »
That is random because if it is the arms too long you would also have very bad tyre scrubon the out side of the tyres because of excess toe in /--\ and it would be the same with the wrong rack.
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