heavy steering?shake

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

in the last couple of days the steering on the 19 has got heavier and a very slight shake between 30-40 mph..fluid is topd up.

Thing is its eaten 2 ball joints in a year,1 which only lasted 6months. is it early stagesof the ball joint being feckd again or sumt else.like the suspension?

oh and when putting me foot down it sometimes pulls to the left??

sorry to go on!!

Level 6 User Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 127

Wheel Bearing?

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

If it's pulling to one direction check your tracking, and that the brake calipers are not seized and free to move. Might also be worth checking that the brake discs are mounted flush with the hub!

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

nice1 il giv the calipers and discs a look in the morning.

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 589

Could it not also be the top mount bearing's ??? Confused

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

When mine was pulling to the left (when I bought it!) it turned out after 5 trips back to the garage that it was the suspension bush that was knackered!

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

thats what im thinking lindsey- suspension related as iv had numerous things done and checkd but never seem to locate the problem...on the other hand its been behaving itself today Rolling Eyes

had a nosey today but nothing Evil or Very Mad

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

have you checked the tyre pressures first?

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

yeah JB checkd pressure all fine..it sounds weird but it only seems "heavy" on the passenger side Confused

and my steering is off centre Evil or Very Mad

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

roddy21t wrote:

Could it not also be the top mount bearing's ??? Confused

or the famous and common cracked top mount

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

this might sound dumb..but how do u check for the cracked top mounts? Embarassed

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

look in the hole at the top of the shock tower under the bonnet.

The plate bolted to the underside of that which the top of the shock is attached to is the top mount. Normally you will see a crack halfway round the nut that holds the shock on.

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

jus done as you said neal...the nuts seem fine, begining to think i aint gona get to the bottom of this Evil or Very Mad

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

yeah the nut will be fine, but the area of plate around it may be cracked...