renault4 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 the steering on my 200Tdi 90 has suddenly started to get a bit vague. I noticed it yesterday at 40ish mph and it wanders a bit any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Panhard rod bushes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hattymender Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I had wandering syndrome. Especially noticable in strong side winds or passing a lorry (or more likely, him passing me). Got a big lever and gave all the joints a pry without obvious results. Also checked steering joints for play. For no good reason (shouldn't cause wandering) I had a look at tracking. Eeek! About 5mm toe out. Should be = up to 1.5mm. A (not very) happy afternoon spent beating rod ends into submission, 1/2 an hour setting up tracking. And the wandering's stopped. Can only think it was pulling or putting load on the bushes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 In no particular order to check: Track rod ends Drop arm ball joint Steering damper Tracking Rear trailing arm and A frame bushes Front radius arm bushes Panhard rod bushes Swivel preload steering column UJ's Steering box adjustment. Start with the easy to do ones and keep going until the problem goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Drop arm ball joint Also that the drop arm nut has not come loose. Seems to happen to my Ninety from time to time after a good day's playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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