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mowerman71

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omega facelift v6 steering issue
« on: 03 October 2012, 19:51:13 »
need a bit of help here, steering on my migv6 isnt right, going to look it over at the weekend , but had a quick look tonight , it feels very notchy , think thats spelt wrong , but rocking the steering wheel from side to side  holding the road wheel u can feel its not smooth , feels very lose on steering wheel, a lot of play from left to right , too much play over 3 inches before the wheel starts to turn ....... steering box? adustment ? any help please , john .
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Re: omega facelift v6 steering issue
« Reply #1 on: 03 October 2012, 19:52:56 »
Start by trying to find obvious play in all the linkages, and idler
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Re: omega facelift v6 steering issue
« Reply #2 on: 03 October 2012, 19:58:19 »
done a new idler this year and new track rods and link bars back in may for the MOT , but gonna recheck at the weekend , got a feeling its steering box ???
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Re: omega facelift v6 steering issue
« Reply #3 on: 03 October 2012, 20:34:19 »
Depends where yoy got your new idler from.I put a new ebay one on my car and it failed the AMOT the next day for excessive play.
Genuine VX or Lemforder are the only ones worth bothering with imo. :y
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Re: omega facelift v6 steering issue
« Reply #4 on: 04 October 2012, 04:42:06 »
Quote from: Albitz on 03 October 2012, 20:34:19
Depends where yoy got your new idler from.I put a new ebay one on my car and it failed the AMOT the next day for excessive play.
Genuine VX or Lemforder are the only ones worth bothering with imo. :y
time consuming and takes the P!
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Re: omega facelift v6 steering issue
« Reply #5 on: 04 October 2012, 06:25:57 »
It didnt fail AMOT,it failed MOT. :-[ ::) ;D
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