Posted October 21, 200519 yr Hello people, Some time ago I replaced my HICAS rack with a 2nd hand one complete with HICAS arms as mine had way too much slack in them and bled the system. Anyway, the new (2nd hand) ones had no slack and I had all 4 wheels checked and tracked. Now I have noticed (can't recall if it was there before or got any worse as I had no rear end wobble at all) that some times I hold the steering wheel dead straight and drive dead straight, more than ofthen I have to hold the wheel slightly left to drive dead straight and some times have to hold the wheel very slightly right to drive dead stright. It seems that I'm sort of constantly having to correct the steering to keep in a straight line :confused: Any ideas ? CheerZ for your help Paul
October 21, 200519 yr I don't know what it's called in English, but take your car to your (local?) garage, they should be able to fix it in a couple of minutes.
October 21, 200519 yr check for worn lower steering knuckle, becoming a very common failure now. Jeff TT
October 21, 200519 yr Author check for worn lower steering knuckle, becoming a very common failure now. Jeff TT Is this on the front Jeff ? Sorry mate but do you have a piccy at all, don't really know what to look for CheerZ
October 21, 200519 yr yep its attached to the steering rack coming from the steering collumn,tends to wear in between the knuckle join causing slight steering wobble,can be dangerous if not checked!easy to find jack up car and look where driverside downpipe is and you will see the knuckle joining the rack check for play,simple to do yourself it has a 12mm bolt running through it at each end,slacken off the top one and completly remove the bottom bolt! soak in some wd40 and wiggle it,then it should seperate from the steering rack,if its worn you will see play between the knuckle,if its fine,then check front tie rods for play,whilst car is off the ground steer wheels from left to right for any roughness in the steering! HTH greg
October 21, 200519 yr pic of possible culpit highlighted item top of page if this is the bad part not definate that it is but brand new there about £160 i think ryan @z-tech can order you one or mjp in the trader section or ask for a 2nd hand one
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