FTO AUSTRALIA

Hi
Ok iv been driving with buckled wheels for a while, and as such I sometimes get a lot of steering wheel shake,
However lately i have notice that whenever I get steering shake I also get a rattling noise coming from my steerin column. This noise also happens whenever I "swerve" around a lot, it seems as if something has broken inside my column. I'm thinking it might be with the boss kit, but I have no experience with them so I wouldn't know what to look for.
All in all, my car is not enjoyable to drive ATM

probably a piece of the plastic thing that controls indicators auto switch of

Nah, replaced that a year ago... It also sometimes feels like something is clunking inside it..
Hopefully sometime this weekend I'll get to pull it apart and have a look.

If you still have the stock steering wheel it could be plastic from a broken horn button.

Nope, aftermarket steering wheel and boss kit. I'm more worried about the occassional clunking inside it.
Oh well, everything to do with handling in my car needs an overhaul.

Ok I can clarify a bit more now
The steering wheel feels more loose, and when I wobble the wheel from side to side I can feel something inside it shaking.
Also when I am going over bumps, my wheel sometimes wants to turn uncontrollably.. This is especially so when accelerating.
Not really sure where to start looking for this problem, and I will probably take it to someone over the next couple weeks. (something is definately broken/not right). But should I take it to a mechanic or a suspension shop? I don't really know...
Any ideas on what could be stuffed?

The steering issue will be torque steer (realted to the wheels on the car). The rattline will be something minor.

dstocks wrote:The steering issue will be torque steer (realted to the wheels on the car). The rattline will be something minor.

So do you think that putting on new wheels will fix the issue? I've got new wheels ordered, just waiting for
Them to arrive now, so I'll wait till then and see if that fixes it.
If it doesn't I guess I go see a mechanic?

I would say it is a control arm or bush, rather then the wheels..

rock_it wrote:I would say it is a control arm or bush, rather then the wheels..

DIY-able?
Or PITA - one for the mechanic?
Any way I can check? What am I looking for?

need a press for tht one. when you brake can you feel clunk through floor? or jack up get a pry bar and check em out for movement and damage

vipfto wrote:need a press for tht one. when you brake can you feel clunk through floor? or jack up get a pry bar and check em out for movement and damage

I do occassionally feel something while braking.. I'll start paying more attention. And as for checking them out, I wouldn't know what I am looking for..
Mechanic it is then... I just need to find the time and money now (mostly the latter).

With a problem like that, I would tend to not drive until fixed.. To be safe..

rock_it wrote:With a problem like that, I would tend to not drive until fixed.. To be safe..

Hmm.. well mechanics next week then... haha

$50 on snapped swaybar!

Bennoz wrote:$50 on snapped swaybar!

would this cause weird steering, especailly when gover bumps, etc?
Might go have a look right now actually.. you can see the swaybar from under the car hey?

Edit: Turns out I don't know what I am looking for..

yeah kates still got half her swaybar in and it clunks around hahaha. we gotta book it in at joe and ricks

Well the car is in at the mechanics now.
I'll let you all know what it was and how much it hurt my pocket..

Bennoz wrote:$50 on snapped swaybar!

Can I have the $50, because it wan't a snapped swaybar. It was the steering rack. Got it reco'd yesterday and will hopefully be picking up the car this afternoon. Was also a couple d-links and little things, but that was the biggie.
Lots of monies out of pocket (so the $50 would really help )

Ouch... and ouch for your pocket cause I've never heard of a steering rack doing that, no matter how worn they are.... they're designed not to do that. Tie rods yes, but not the rack itself.

Do you trust your mechanic?