 steering wheel jerking when shifting gears |
 May 3, 2010 - 7:56 AM
|
 
|
|
Enthusiast  Joined Apr 19, '08 From Norway Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi. When i accelerate hard, especially uphill, my steeringwheel tends to jerk to the left pretty hard just as i shift up. Any ideas what this could be? My tires are 205/45-16 with 2,4Bar.
|
 |
Replies
|
May 16, 2010 - 9:20 PM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Jun 12, '09 From Hull, England Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
sounds familiar to when my wish bone bushes were kaput
--------------------  |
|
May 22, 2010 - 12:19 PM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Apr 19, '08 From Norway Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (Tom_SS2 @ May 16, 2010 - 9:20 PM)  sounds familiar to when my wish bone bushes were kaput Sorry for my ignorance, but what is the wish bone? |
|
May 22, 2010 - 4:34 PM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Jun 12, '09 From Hull, England Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (skogs @ May 22, 2010 - 1:19 PM) QUOTE (Tom_SS2 @ May 16, 2010 - 9:20 PM) sounds familiar to when my wish bone bushes were kaput Sorry for my ignorance, but what is the wish bone? they are lower part of the suspension maybe you guys call them arms? when my bushes were knackered the left wheel used to pull out under acceleration causing me to move over a lane then when the accelerator was released it used to straighten up again, i could make the steering wheel spin 2 inches back and forth by constantly blipping the throttle while driving, jack it up and stick a bar (crow bar/pry bar) in at the mounting points and waggle to see if there is a lot of movement and visually check for deterioration these are the lower wishbones of a Celica 
-------------------- |
Posts in this topic
skogs steering wheel jerking when shifting gears May 3, 2010 - 7:56 AM
96stgreendemon torque steer May 3, 2010 - 8:48 AM skogs Could you elaborate a little please? May 4, 2010 - 4:55 PM CelicaST_CALI hes joking,torque steer is when the front wheels b... May 4, 2010 - 11:11 PM Espo That, and is your tread uneven on your tires? May 5, 2010 - 1:28 AM Bitter check the engine and transmission mounts, the whol... May 5, 2010 - 7:17 AM skogs I'll try and check all those things! Thank... May 7, 2010 - 9:19 AM CelicaST_CALI does your car idle rough?If so i may be your mount... May 9, 2010 - 12:00 AM yarik83 If you have broken engine mounts then your car wil... May 9, 2010 - 1:13 PM skogs I'll try and check the engine, but it idles ve... May 16, 2010 - 8:07 AM
skogs It really sounds like that could be the problem, i... May 23, 2010 - 2:56 AM |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: January 15th, 2026 - 8:19 AM |