Re: Steering issue 1930 roadster

Posted by Guscha On 2011/7/1 16:56:46

Could you please expand a bit on the kind of mentioned issues (steering heaviness, rattling, jiggling, missing self-aligning torque or the like)?
Usually the length of the tie rod needs to be adjusted, the rod itself sometimes has to straightened but mostly the ball joints fail. Symptoms of a failing ball joint start with a clicking or snapping sound when the wheel is turned and eventually turns into a squeaking sound when going over bumps or at the end of a stop, when the gas pedal is used.

Field-tested: What may not visible on an unlifted car can become obvious on a lifted car as it becomes much more sensitive to steering problems.