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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: raywilb on 13 August 2009, 18:47:16

Title: heavy steering
Post by: raywilb on 13 August 2009, 18:47:16
replaced link rods & suspension arms today, but seems heavier on steering. will wheel alignment cure it. any advice welcome please.  :)
Title: Re: heavy steering
Post by: ffcgary1 on 13 August 2009, 21:29:17
Do you have any power assistance at all,? could be a knackred pump. Is the res up to full mark on dip stick?

Does the steering make any strange noises when you turn lock to lock.?

we need a few more details to help you out here. :y
Title: Re: heavy steering
Post by: raywilb on 13 August 2009, 21:37:53
no to all that, it just seems as if the steering wheel is not centring as it nomally does. i may need it aligning after suspension repair. :)
Title: Re: heavy steering
Post by: KillerWatt on 15 August 2009, 09:41:05
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i may need it aligning after suspension repair. :)
There is no "may" about it, geometry will definately need doing.
Title: Re: heavy steering
Post by: raywilb on 15 August 2009, 10:22:07
had the tracking done yesterday and it was a long way out. but still appears to be a pull to the n/s. was ok before any work was done. any ideas any one of what it may be. 
Title: Re: heavy steering
Post by: Ghost on 15 August 2009, 12:17:07
might sound stupid but do the tyres have the same pressure? and are both front sides of the car the same hight? ie a weak spring
Title: Re: heavy steering
Post by: Agemo on 15 August 2009, 22:34:09
If your tyre pressures are the same, and you don't have a brake binding, then I would go back to where your tracking was done.
Title: Re: heavy steering
Post by: KillerWatt on 16 August 2009, 11:29:38
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had the tracking done yesterday and it was a long way out. but still appears to be a pull to the n/s. was ok before any work was done. any ideas any one of what it may be. 
"Tracking" and a full geometry are two different things, and you won't get away with just "tracking" on an Omega I'm afraid.