steering wheel not straight...

1. VillicusVTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2010 Oldbury Posts: 1556 Citroen Saxo VTR 1998

   #1 21st September 2011, 17:40

   yesterday I did 190 miles on the motorway and noticed a problem. When driving straight my steering wheel is at an angle of approx 20 degress (my maths is shit) obviously this is not right so what can it be, is it tracking? I recently took the car to a local garage who told me that my tracking was fine. Yesterday while driving back the steering wheel had a slight wobble which had me worried. Its apparent when turning to turn left into a norm side rd my steering wheel is at a 180 degree angle but to turn right its prob around 1/2 that. its strange, to turn left theres not much resistance in the wheel but to turn right theres a lot more resistance.
2. tarzan Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Lurgan Posts: 767 2001 black saxo furio 2001 black saxo vts

   #2 21st September 2011, 18:30

   incorrect tyre pressure? wheel bearing? suspension component loose?
3. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #3 21st September 2011, 18:48

   Have you knocked or kerbed your front wheels at any time causing a bent steering rack?
4. LEEPL33P L-plater Joined: Sep 2011 Shepton Mallet, Somerset Posts: 50 2001 Citroen Saxo 1.1i Forte

   #4 21st September 2011, 19:09

   I have the same problem mate, because the previous owner had to go up on a kerb to get to his driveway he's knocked it all outta alignment, mines at around 20 degrees aswell -_-''
5. seddon89 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 gateshead Posts: 807 vw golf GTI citroen saxo forte 02 plate vw polo

   #5 21st September 2011, 19:14

   mine is like this on some roads an sometimes its fine, gets a bit annoying at times
6. cyne Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 North East Posts: 743

   #6 21st September 2011, 19:34

   Stop wanking with your left hand.
7. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #7 21st September 2011, 20:43

   mine used to be like this before i changed the front wheel bearings and also had shaking through the steering sometimes, the bearings didnt make any noise as if they were gone but jacked the car up and found play in them, but if its not that id go for track rods not lined up with the steering wheel

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8. VillicusVTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2010 Oldbury Posts: 1556 Citroen Saxo VTR 1998

   #8 21st September 2011, 21:15

   i havent knocked anything since ive owned it, not sure about previous owners. I had a rear bearing changed last month when it was mot'd and the wheels have been recently balanced so god knows!
9. joel666 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Tredegar, South Wales Posts: 246 mk2 vtr

   #9 22nd September 2011, 01:12

   mines the same about 20degrees to the right... its a pain i seem to notice it all the time!
10. barneyg40 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 NORN IRON Posts: 228 QUARTZ SILVER SAXO VTS 2000

    #10 22nd September 2011, 14:09

    wheel alighnment needs done. usually 25 quid upwards.