Help!! steering problems

  1. Newbie Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 12
    #1
    I over shot a corner last week on a winding lane, no visual damage to any of the bodywork but the underside has took the brunt. Ive swapped the nearside wishbone, replaced the curbed alloy an had all the tracking done but the steering wheel is still down the right hand side. it drives straight but when i straighten up the wheel the car veers off to the left. Also it feels as if there is a force on the steering almost fighting what you do.
    Has anybody else had this? Im running out of things to try and nothing else looked out of place when on the ramp today.

    Thanks for any advise
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec
    #2
    What else did you replace other than the wishbone, it sounds like you've bent a steering arm or worse still the strut.
  3. Newbie Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 12
    #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sean View Post
    What else did you replace other than the wishbone, it sounds like you've bent a steering arm or worse still the strut.
    The nearside wheel looked to be sitting further back than the drivers side, changing the wishbone had brought it back a bit but i think it should still sit a little further forward. The alloy was badly curbed so i get a replacement one of those, got both tyres ballanced and the tracking done today.

    I just need to know what else to start looking at now because something really aint right with it. If it was a steering arm is this a major job?
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec
    #4
    Not really, if I were you i'd also be looking at the chassis leg and praying that you haven't bent it... Start from the outside (strut) and work inwards - wishbone (which you've done) steering arm, chassis leg.
  5. Newbie Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 12
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sean View Post
    Not really, if I were you i'd also be looking at the chassis leg and praying that you haven't bent it... Start from the outside (strut) and work inwards - wishbone (which you've done) steering arm, chassis leg.
    Cheers i'll get it jacked up the weekend an have a good look although they had a good look round it today when the tracking was been done but spooted nothing other then the bearing had gone which i know from the niose its making.
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2007 Guisborough - Teesside Posts: 119 Scooby-Do
    #6
    check the strut