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 heavy steering?shake
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Valver Boy
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Joined: 09 Mar 2005
Posts: 453

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:42 pm

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!!
Nathylad
Level 6 User

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 127

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:49 pm

Wheel Bearing?
Gentle Ben
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Joined: 07 Oct 2004
Posts: 2281

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:48 pm

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!
Valver Boy
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Posts: 453

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:15 pm

nice1 il giv the calipers and discs a look in the morning.
roddy21t
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Joined: 05 Jan 2005
Posts: 589

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:23 pm

Could it not also be the top mount bearing's ??? Confused
Lindsey
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Joined: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 621

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:36 pm

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!
Valver Boy
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Joined: 09 Mar 2005
Posts: 453

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:48 am

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
JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
Posts: 7405

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:11 am

have you checked the tyre pressures first?
Valver Boy
Level 9 User

Joined: 09 Mar 2005
Posts: 453

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:41 am

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
Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
Posts: 19978

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:47 am

roddy21t wrote:
Could it not also be the top mount bearing's ??? Confused


or the famous and common cracked top mount
Valver Boy
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Posts: 453

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:22 am

this might sound dumb..but how do u check for the cracked top mounts? Embarassed
Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
Posts: 7432

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:35 am

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.
Valver Boy
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Posts: 453

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:47 am

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
Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
Posts: 7432

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:52 am

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