Questions tagged [steering]
Questions about the steering system of a vehicle, including the wheel, column, rack, and linkages. For power steering specific questions, use the 'power-steering' tag
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Aligning a castle nut with a torque spec to a cotter pin hole
The nuts at the knuckle on my outer tie rod ends are castle nuts, which are locked by cotter pins fed through holes in the studs. The nuts also have a torque spec (27.0±2.5 N∙m, in this case).
If I ...
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Should I leave my wheels straight when I park my car?
I was told that I should leave my wheels straight when I park my car on flat driveway, I think this is rubbish and it doesn't matter personally
Should I leave my wheels straight when I'm parked?
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Outer Tie-rod removal
UPDATE: Both tie rods were removed by unscrewing the inner tie-rod from vehicle:
rotated steering wheel to maximum to improve access
removed bellows boot to expose wrench-able area of inner tie rod
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Clunking sound?
I just purchased a previously owned 2008 Chevrolet Malibu with 100,000 K on it.
Whenever I make a sharp left or right turn (making a 90 degree turn rather than a shallow turn), the front end makes a ...
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Can I break power steering by turning too far
Will I damage power steering in a 2008 Camry XLE if I routinely turn the steering wheel to its limits, i.e. where it will not move further?
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Steering wheel "center" different from vehicle "straight"
I just had a 4 wheel alignment done on a vehicle.
While taking it for a test drive, I noticed that the steering wheel is not quite centered for the vehicle to drive straight. It's not pulling in ...
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control car's steering angle from linux
I'm trying to send steering wheel angle commands to my car.
It's a fairly recent car (Renault Espace IV). I'm using an OBD2 port to access it, and I also have a ShieldCan. I managed to read data from ...
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what is exactly steering feedback?
I have heard people say that cars with HPS and Non PS have nice steering feedback while the other cars with EPS steering's have vague feeling and has no feedback at all.I have driven few cars, A fiat ...
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Difficulty removing Outer Tie Rod from steering knuckle
On my '95 Acura Integra LS, the driver's side outer tie rod is embedded in the steering knuckle. I am unable to loosen the jam-nut.
How do I remove the outer tie rod from the steering knuckle?
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Replacing Rack & Pinion Seal
I'm working on a 98 Honda Civic. I'm attempting to replace the inner seals. These are the seals which the steering rod rides on and which keeps the power steering fluid in check at that point. Here is ...
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Squeaky steering?
Before going off to college, I had my car carefully inspected by a trusted mechanic whom I asked to inform me of any major problems. That is to say, the car has none now.
However, I just noticed (don'...
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Is four-wheel steering used for lane-change maneuvers in any production cars?
I have read that some form of four-wheel steering is a feature on a number of production cars, but I haven't been able to find details of those systems.
I'm particularly interested in whether four-...
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Steering wheel misaligned to the left *only* after making a left turn
Vehicle is a 2002 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4WD. For as long as I can remember while owning this vehicle (about 3 years) the steering wheel is cocked to the left, maybe 20 degrees or so while driving ...
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Car pulls left, rattles very hard, steering wheel not straight when going straight
I recently noticed several problems with my 2019 Diesel Land cruiser J150 (called Prado elsewhere):
When I go straight and let go of the steering it goes left fairly hard, have to constantly apply ...
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Is it normal to hear noise from brakes when turning the steering wheel at standstill?
I have an approximately half year old 2016 Toyota RAV4 hybrid. If I am stopped when pressing the brake and turning the steering wheel, I hear noise coming apparently from the front brakes. If I ...
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Why does steering wheel shudder when applying brake?
I'm driving honda civic 2009, with new tires, new tie rods, new brake rotors, new brake pads, wheel balancing is also done. When applying brake, at speed of 40km/hr or above, the steering wheel ...
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Steering wheel off center after tight turns
Car is a Mk1 Golf/Rabbit Cabriolet.
When I do a tight turn, eg a U turn, upon centering the car again the steering wheel is about 45 degrees off center even though the car tracks correctly. I can &...
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Shake while braking at certain speeds, intensified with steering input
150k miles 2.0l gas mkIV Jetta, 5-speed manual.
Braking at speeds of around 40mph down to 20mph there is shake in steering and overall jerky stopping. If slight steering is added(say gentle off-ramp-...
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Steering clunk - 2012 Audi Q5
My wife's 2012 Audi Q5 has recently started making a 'clunk' noise/feeling when turning the steering wheel. It happens both when moving & when stationary and the 'clunk' occurs roughly every 180 ...
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