steering help on a 16v

[j77all 0]

when driving the right hand turn feels stiffer than going to the left . Whilst normal driving on a good a road or motorway if i check the steering it is lovley no pulls or jerks just runs strait and true . When on not so good surfaces or even catching a thick white line or cats eye it wants to pop and pull and almost go light on the steering . Changed both belts this week as recomended by two garages ,this as had no change .The car is sat on 17 x 205 x50 could this be adding to the problem or is their somthing more sinister.

cheers jim

[davidwort 0]

17" tyres will amplify any problem,

I suggest you check for play in the front suspension top mounts and then wishbone rear bushes and track rods (inner joint and end), bottom ball joints too.

If the hydraulic valving in the rack is shot one side then you should feel the difference stationary or driving.

Steering column height adjuster and even the tyres themselves might also be an issue.

[j77all 0]

thanks for quick answers , can you expand on the height adjuster , is it better central ,hig or low please

thanks

jim

[davidwort 0]

thanks for quick answers , can you expand on the height adjuster , is it better central ,hig or low please

thanks

jim

The height adjuster on the corrado steering column has two issues, one, the universal joint used gets play in it over time and can make the steering feel odd and two, the locating pin/position for the height level used the majority of the time also seems to wear, so you may have move movement in the 'usual' position than on highest or lowest, but the best solution is a whole column with less wear on it, or a fixed position column that some of the early cars and late 2.0L 8v cars had fitted.

 

My bet is that your top mounts and track rods are the worst though.