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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: TechnoTurkey on January 16, 2005, 12:03:12

Title: Steering wheel offset
Post by: TechnoTurkey on January 16, 2005, 12:03:12

My steering wheel seems to have moved clockwise about 90 degrees following my last bit of off roading - what should I be checking??

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Title: Steering wheel offset
Post by: Frankie-Boy on January 16, 2005, 15:13:54

I'd say a rather large bend in a track rod.  :(

Title: Steering wheel offset
Post by: TechnoTurkey on January 16, 2005, 15:22:09

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Title: Steering wheel offset
Post by: TechnoTurkey on January 16, 2005, 15:54:29

Had a poke around underneath and everything looks straight.  Any other ideas?

Title: Steering wheel offset
Post by: ian_s on January 16, 2005, 15:59:40

erm, maybe it was bent to start with............

Title: Steering wheel offset
Post by: thermidorthelobster on January 16, 2005, 16:47:08

At the risk of stating the obvious, you could always try the tried-and-tested method of undoing the nut, straightening it up, and doing the nut up again.

Of course, this won't help whatever underlying problem has put a 90 degree kink in your steering mechanism :)

Title: Steering wheel offset
Post by: Stormin on January 16, 2005, 20:46:11

I've had this happen on series vehicles a few times. Though not by as much as 90 degree's.  You say on another site it still steers and handles as before. Nothing may be bent or broken and the wheel may slowly go back to it's original possition.  Torsion effect in the steering gear. :?

Title: Steering wheel offset
Post by: series 3 on January 16, 2005, 20:57:53

I had this problem in my series 3 after a coming together with a wall , it bent the bottom arm on the n/s swivel ...

or slightly easer , are the clamps on your track rod ends tight and the steering arm has slipped on them ?