Clairey Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 hey i have a little problem with the loop when i turn left its light and fine but when i turn right the stearinf stiffens up. i read i may be realated the the cam belt needing to be replaced but after doing this its still there! not so bad but its there its intermitent some times i does others it dont is the system just belt driven or is it electricly assisted also on the gti?thanksBen..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Is it just when the car is driving? or all the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_M Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Could be a simple wheel alignment/camber adjustment to the extreme of a damaged steering rack as it was in an accident.Have you checked the wishbone bushes are not shot and creating excess play too?Try also driving in a flat carpark to see if there is still any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Is it just when the car is driving? or all the time?not so much when the car is driving its on and off when driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Could be a simple wheel alignment/camber adjustment to the extreme of a damaged steering rack as it was in an accident.Have you checked the wishbone bushes are not shot and creating excess play too?Try also driving in a flat carpark to see if there is still any difference.yeh could be steering rack but thaught i could check the easyer things 1st incase it isnt! if it was the rack i would think it would do it all the time but some times its fine sometimes notits just had an mot and all was fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_M Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hope you cure it..............MOT's are useless in my opinion as they are only a check over and valid for that day and even then they vary from place to place.The wife had a failed MOT (NationWide - AA Approved!!) for a leaking damper...........got it home and got under the car straight away and noticed loads of grease everywhere, which ended up being an exploded CV boot and that was not even picked up on........or a broken spring that I discovered when I put new front dampers on.Take MOT's like a pinch of salt to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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