steering wheel taking all the strain ? - Saxperience

kclipston · 3rd July 2009, 14:45

When my car goes over a hole in the road it judders and pushes the steering wheel the way the wheels are turned? anyone know what could be wrong?

Stevo123 · 3rd July 2009, 22:52

Nothing wrong, you turn the wheel it alters angle of road wheels - same thing happens in reverse. They are mechanically linked.

If you are feeling clunking, knocking etc get it checked for safety sake.

kclipston · 9th July 2009, 21:17

no i mean it feels like i have no front suspension as my arms take all the strain of the road even a small hole in the road

chriswoodward · 9th July 2009, 21:29

i take it your powersteering is still working as this tends to be more noticable on cars without power steering

kclipston · 11th July 2009, 23:22

yer power steering is fine its like my steering wheel and my front wheels are attached with nothing else in the way (if you understand what i mean) not sure what to try to see if i can stop it

kclipston · 22nd July 2009, 07:40

anyone?

Ashleyp · 22nd July 2009, 07:55

check your suspension then...

stevo67 · 22nd July 2009, 08:06

Take your upper & lower ignition column shroud off look underneath where the column goes theres 3 bolts see if there loose.

Steve.

kclipston · 22nd July 2009, 12:02

im not very clued up on mechanic

am i right to say pushing the bonnet down and letting it rise would tell me if my suspension is ok? if it bounces back up then the problem is elsewere?

thanks

kerry

saxova · 22nd July 2009, 12:43

yeah bounce on the front, that'll fix it

taki · 22nd July 2009, 16:55

Does it feel like when you go over a pot hole it doesnt stop bouncing? Like it it judders rapidly for a second or so? If so then it sounds like your damper is knackered.

Is it both sides that are doing it?

What profile tyres do you have on?

Is the suspension uprated do you know or is it standard?

Can you hear any knocking or anything?

It could be (as someone said earlier) just a case of your steering is being pulled a little when you go over a bump which is what you can expect.

WestyVTR · 22nd July 2009, 19:14

take it to a garage and ask the guys to look at at as you think it is unsafe to drive... they will tell you.

if they bounce it up and down and say yeahits fine.... go to another gargage...

kclipston · 22nd July 2009, 19:36

ok cheers guys.... The springs are standard i have yokoharma tyres (i think thats what there called) all round i think it could actually be the dampers