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Steering query

Postby Chris » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:38 pm

I have just purchased a MY02 Liberty which is stock standard (2.0litre, auto). I have not done any mechanical work on it yet but noticed when driving it home that when cornering the steering wheel has some jerky 'feedback' movement best described i guess, a bit like if the tyre occasionally rubs along a small ridge in the road and fed back through the steering. No strange noises in the power steering or leaks. Car drives well in straight line and the problem occurs on winding roads, roundabouts but not really noticeable on highway. Tyre pressures look ok. Just wondering if this is something you may know of or what your recommendations may be for further investigation?
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Re: Steering query

Postby champ » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:34 pm

Chris wrote:Tyre pressures look ok.

Make sure the typre pressure are OK.

Check wheels alignment/balance
Check CVs are still OK.
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Steering query

Postby Smithyy » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:46 am

+1 to what champ said, cv joints may have loose boot causing grease to escape causing tougher operation and also weights fallen off wheels causing "vibration". As its only cornering my bet is cv joints...
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Re: Steering query

Postby jp928 » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:37 am

stock wheels, correct offsets? bad (low) offsets can produce tramlining, directional instability.
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Re: Steering query

Postby youngy69 » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:41 am

jp928 wrote:stock wheels, correct offsets? bad (low) offsets can produce tramlining, directional instability.
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what he said,also tyre brand,sizes (same),direction etc.Also check steering fluid condition.When these were new some cars suffered from excessive feedback which needed rack replacement.
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