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steering wheel trouble

Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:16 am
by gökan
ı have steering wheel trouble .when ı turn the steering wheel ,it cant pack up itself .what is my problem??? please help me

Re: steering wheel trouble

Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:17 am
by gökan
my car 98 ej9

Re: steering wheel trouble

Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:08 am
by BETEK
Recently did you adjust the suspension? And how many points is lowered your car?
Also check up the tires pressure if is the proper.

Re: steering wheel trouble

Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:06 pm
by saxophonias
At first check the bottom of the car for any leaks on the steering rack. Maybe a proper alignment? The caster angles have to do with that also.

Moving it on the right section ;)

Re: steering wheel trouble

Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:12 pm
by gökan
ı did all alignment

ı have problem on left axon

Re: steering wheel trouble

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:29 pm
by saxophonias
did you hit the car somehow on a path hole?

Re: steering wheel trouble

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:31 pm
by Dodo Bizar
What is the exact problem? I understand something like that after steering, the wheels will not turn straight ahead automatically anymore. Do I understand this correctly?

Re: steering wheel trouble

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:55 pm
by gökan
you exactly right

Re: steering wheel trouble

Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:57 pm
by gökan
Dodo Bizar wrote:What is the exact problem? I understand something like that after steering, the wheels will not turn straight ahead automatically anymore. Do I understand this correctly?
what should i do to solve this problem?

Re: steering wheel trouble

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:10 pm
by Dodo Bizar
Caster angle drives this self centering oy the wheels. Normally when lowering, and especially when lowering the front more than aft, you loose caster. Normally you have more than a degree, now both my cars are around 0. I to have less to none self-centering nowadays.

Did you lower the car recently?

Caster is the angle of the axis around which the wheel assembly turns when steering. Most Mercedes have quite high caster and therefore when steering you can see a lot of Merc's wheels standing under a big angle (creating camber in corners).