Light Steering

[Toby]

My steering in my SR has got really light over the past months. Thats not much feel of the road if you know what i mean. Does anyone know the symtoms or what i can do to rectify it, thanks toby

[nrgizerbunny]

when you wiggle the wheel do the wheels actually wiggle too? if they don't you've got excessive play in your steering and your track rod ends have probably worn, there are little rubber bushes in there that wear over time.

have you not managed to sell your sr yet?

[Starlet_SR_Daz]

wanna sell ur bucket seats yet toby :)

[Captain Starlet]

nah i think hes said hes keepin it an goin for a glanza conversion cos its cheaper,how often do the bushes wear,an how much are they??

[Toby]

no im keeping it bro,worked out about 2500 cheaper doing it htis way. Drove my first gt today, !Removed! good fun i f i must say! Nice to have all that boooooost!

Anyway back to the topic, can you replace the bushes in the track rods or is it best to get new ones. When i got my tracking done they were frozen solid so had to heat them to undo, but car has always been a bit wonky! Will a lower arm bar improve matters? thanks everyone and hope you are all up for meeting this year at santa! tobs

[nrgizerbunny]

you *should* be able to replace the bushes, you'll certainly be able to get the old ones out as they'll just fall out from being nackered. Putting hte new ones in is usually a !Removed! and you need a G Clamp to do it.

the lower bar (I assume one that hooks the left and right wishbones together)will not improve matters at all, that is a roll bar and it just reduced the body roll when cornering.

If your steering is as bad as you say, I am suprised the car passed its mot