Steering Not Returning to center

forever · Jan 28, 2015

Hi All,
Strange one, the steering on my 90 does not return to center after turning, i.e i have to take the amount of steering off after turning a corner.. Anything i can check before dropping her down at the garage?

cheers
Mark

muckmuck · Jan 28, 2015

You had a butchers underneath? Have you got power steering?
If so have you checked the simples stuff like fluid/leaks /power steering belt ?

Landyfox · Jan 28, 2015

Have you got a steering damper on.?!

forever · Jan 28, 2015

yes i have power steering, no leaks or at least nothing on the floor, some misting around the top of the power steering top up pot/res..

forever · Jan 28, 2015

Landyfox said:
Have you got a steering damper on.?!

Maybe, please educate me in what it looks like, i bought it from a guy who has all the work done to serious offroad but never did, so its got a 2" lift, uprated shocks etc

muckmuck · Jan 28, 2015

Is the steering heavy ? Squealing ?
Steering damper looks like a shock absorber

forever · Jan 28, 2015

muckmuck said:
Is the steering heavy ? Squealing ?
Steering damper looks like a shock absorber

No squealing, steering has always been on the heavy side, there is what looks like a yellow shock absorber running at the front under the rad and fan...

muckmuck · Jan 28, 2015

That's your steering damper,
Have you checked to see if your belts are still there ?steering shudnt be too heavy with power steering working proper.

Discokids · Jan 28, 2015

That's a steering damper. A suspension lift often affects the 'return to centre' function of the steering, hence specific 'return to centre' dampers for sale.

forever · Jan 28, 2015

muckmuck said:
That's your steering damper,
Have you checked to see if your belts are still there ?steering shudnt be too heavy with power steering working proper.

Yes belts are all there

forever · Jan 28, 2015

Discokids said:
That's a steering damper. A suspension lift often affects the 'return to centre' function of the steering, hence specific 'return to centre' dampers for sale.

So is this something I just need to live with, given the mods ?? Its fine just a little strange when jumping from our normal car

Trewey · Jan 28, 2015

forever said:
its got a 2" lift, uprated shocks etc

There's your problem.
The lift has fooked the castor angle.
Either correct the castor (and expect propshaft vibration problems) or remove the lift.

forever · Jan 28, 2015

Trewey said:
There's your problem.
The lift has fooked the castor angle.
Either correct the castor (and expect propshaft vibration problems) or remove the lift.

So you cannot have a lift, I.e. this is the expected compromise? I have an uprated prop fitted..

Discokids · Jan 28, 2015

You can have a lift, it's just a case of give and take. You gain in one area you lose in another. You either get used to it or spend more money chasing its tail.

Trewey · Jan 28, 2015

forever said:
So you cannot have a lift, I.e. this is the expected compromise? I have an uprated prop fitted..

Yes, you can have a lift, but you will need to correct the castor if you want to keep steering self-centering, then you'll need a wide angle prop and an adjustable panhard rod (to put your axle back central). Then you'll need new bushes because it puts extra strain on them .......

and so on = ££££££

for what benefit?

Discokids · Jan 28, 2015

You can have a lift, it's just a case of give and take. You gain in one area you lose in another. You either get used to it or spend more money chasing its tail.

forever · Jan 28, 2015

Thanks all, learnt a lot in this thread, happy to know why its like it is, I can live with it....

Landyfox · Jan 28, 2015

Trewey said:
There's your problem.
The lift has fooked the castor angle.
Either correct the castor (and expect propshaft vibration problems) or remove the lift.

What Trewey says.

Oldseadog · Jan 29, 2015

forever · Feb 5, 2015

So to close this off, and in case it helps another. I gave the steering joints on the rack a good dose of wd40, and low and behold all is well again

, steering lighter and return's to centre, happy days

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