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streeing wheel

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  • 16-05-2008 8:11pm
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    cena
    Registered Users Posts: 10,026 ✭✭✭✭


    over the lost few weeks i'v noticed that the streeing wheel isn't straight with the front wheels while driving. when i put the streeing wheel staight like the logo on it is straight like when u buy a new car the car starts to go to right. have got the tracking done lately. what could be the problem.
    would the wheels need to lined up.


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    guil
    Registered Users Posts: 10,495 ✭✭✭✭guil


    when they do the tracking they are supposed to set the steerin wheel straight and keep it straight with a clamp and then they set the trackin off that


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    tdc
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    get the wheels aligned, also make sure the tyres are at the correct pressure


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    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    Check all your tyre sizes and pressures - sometimes, the steering wheel can be misaligned after tracking; have a word where you had it done.


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    cena
    Registered Users Posts: 10,026 ✭✭✭✭cena


    when i seen him doing the tracking i asked him did he want the streeing wheel straight and he said no. he even brought me in the car so i could tell him what was wrong while he drove it. i thought he was doing it all wrong. would a local trye centre do it for me, or i could bring it to advance pitstop in athlone. the garage i brought it to he's gone away on holidays.


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    crosstownk
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    As others have said - it's most likely down to the way the tracking was adjusted. Some cars require the steering rack to be locked in position before any adjustments are carried out to the tracking.

    It can become a real pain if it starts to affect the cancel function of your indicators.
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    Green Hornet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭Green Hornet


    Definitely the tracking, or more accurately, the person who did the tracking. As stated earlier, the alignment is probably correct but when the guy was doing the tracking he did not centre the steering wheel. The same thing happened to me and it drove me crazy. I brought it back and he ended up putting it off centre the other way:mad:.

    Eventually, after a few go's he got it pretty right. Most people do not mind it but I'm like you. It drives me mad when its not centred. I probably need to get out more!;)


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    Tropheus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭Tropheus


    tdc wrote: »
    get the wheels aligned, also make sure the tyres are at the correct pressure

    +1


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