Problem with steering.

200motels · 30-01-2010 5:32pm #1

I have a slight problem with the steering on a Honda Civic, I've had it checked for tracking, wheel balancing, and they said everything is fine, the problem is, if I'm in the car on my own it's OK, but if I have a front seat passenger, it feels like the car wants to pull to the left when I straighten up. Any ideas of why this is happening?

Midnight_EG · 30-01-2010 5:35pm

What gen Civic is it?

200motels · 30-01-2010 7:00pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

What gen Civic is it?

The last model, 2005 1.4SE Hatch

Midnight_EG · 30-01-2010 7:45pm

A worn steering arm, maybe?

200motels · 30-01-2010 8:25pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

A worn steering arm, maybe?

Thanks for that, I'll get it checked out.

hiluxman · 30-01-2010 8:26pm

Has it been crashed? Has it got bigger than standered alloys? Is it lowered?

Midnight_EG · 30-01-2010 8:26pm

Ball joint or track rod even?

hiluxman · 30-01-2010 8:38pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Ball joint or track rod even?

the person who tracked it should have copped it if a ball joint or T.R.E. was worn

Midnight_EG · 30-01-2010 8:38pm

Unless it was QuickFit :P

200motels · 30-01-2010 10:43pm

hiluxman wrote: »

Has it been crashed? Has it got bigger than standered alloys? Is it lowered?

Hasn't been crashed, standard alloys.

200motels · 30-01-2010 10:44pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Unless it was QuickFit :P

Got it done in Advanced.

200motels · 08-05-2010 1:12pm

Got everything checked out and I've still got the same problem, any ideas lads?

Henry Ford III · 08-05-2010 1:29pm

Could be something as simple as tyre pressures.

200motels · 08-05-2010 4:23pm

betafrog wrote: »

How heavy is the passenger?

About 15 stone

200motels · 08-05-2010 4:26pm

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Could be something as simple as tyre pressures.

I have the tyre pressure at 2.2, maybe I should pump it higher.

200motels · 13-06-2010 8:35am

Any more ideas lads as to why I can't get the steering correct? I've just had it tracked and balanced and it's still the same.

Midnight_EG · 13-06-2010 10:41am

200motels wrote: »

Any more ideas lads as to why I can't get the steering correct? I've just had it tracked and balanced and it's still the same.

If you put your wheels on full lock and check your tyres, is the thread wear uneven? Is the inside of the wheel more worn down than the outside?

200motels · 13-06-2010 5:51pm

The inside is a little more worn down.

Midnight_EG · 13-06-2010 6:00pm

200motels wrote: »

The inside is a little more worn down.

Here's my tyres (taken last week, when I changed and fixed everything), to prove I know what I'm talking about when I say this :P

Passenger side, and driver side

Just passenger side

Quite clearly, the passenger side was worse, and the damage caused was from a fooked lower wishbone, track rod and ball joint!

Driver side, with less damage, was a wheel bearing, inner tie rod and cv joint.

Hope it helps.

shogunpower · 13-06-2010 6:11pm

check tyre pressure's

200motels · 14-06-2010 8:21am

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Here's my tyres (taken last week, when I changed and fixed everything), to prove I know what I'm talking about when I say this :P

Passenger side, and driver side

Just passenger side

Quite clearly, the passenger side was worse, and the damage caused was from a fooked lower wishbone, track rod and ball joint!

Driver side, with less damage, was a wheel bearing, inner tie rod and cv joint.

Hope it helps.

Thanks for that I'll check that out.

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