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YOUR RESEARCHCould someone test this for me...steering related
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With the engine idleling in neutral wiggle or turn the wheel left and right about 2 inches in both directions (left and right), and try different hand placement or maybe use just your finger tips.
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With the engine idleling in neutral wiggle or turn the wheel left and right about 2 inches in both directions (left and right), and try different hand placement or maybe use just your finger tips.
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My 2003 C2 with 8000 miles has what I never noticed until recently.
With the engine idleling in neutral wiggle or turn the wheel left and right about 2 inches in both directions (left and right), and try different hand placement or maybe use just your finger tips.
Do you feel any clicking feel or play ?
I do, but what is really strange is that while I am doing this if I shut the engine off the play or clicking feel stops immediately.
Why this concerns me is that I feel this play might take away from our legendary handling.
I feel there is nothing worse that loosness or slop in steering
Thank you all VERY much for checking this out for me
Does this always happen...because i noticed that when there is even just a small stone under the front tyre you can feel it in the steering wheel when you turn the wheel. Will try it out tomorrow.
2003 C2 8000 miles aswell :-)
Yes, Always Keyvan. If I quickly wiggle the steering wheel left and right there is an obvious bad feeling coming through the wheel and you can even feel it if your foot is depressing the brake pedal.
My dealer felt it right away and said to watch it closely and let him know how it's going.
I can feel it also while driving now on certain corners I am taking where there might be a bump or open crack in the road on the corner. But can not feel anything driving straight down the road or on gradual curves or turns.
What is most interesting is that while I wiggle the steering wheel and turn off the engine at the same time the feeling or play or clicking feel stops immediately and the wheel firms up so to speak.
It is really hard to put this into words that are understood clearly, hope you all do.
Thanks
Geez, man, some of us have to wait til we get home to see our cars.
I just tried this in the garage, and I didn't feel anything like you're describing.
The play in the steering wheel is at most 1 cm (less than 1/2 inch and that takes some force) with no clicking. Nothing changes when I turn off the ignition.
Good luck.
SYMA,
No play in my steering wheel. However, the firm up feeling when turning off the ignition should be related to losing your power steering when powering down the car.
Regarding the "click" on turning the steering wheel, you may have a faulty spring in the steering column. This may also give you a "grinding" sensation when turning the wheel.
This link may have some helpful info:
Steering Racks
Cheers
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