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| Author: | swifty_ano [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | no steering - vitara |
Ok so here's the sitch. Yesterday i went to park my girl and the steering went hard. I turned the wheel a bit more and it went bang!!! Steering went soft again. Was normal for a bit . Then happened another time and once again went normal. Decided steering is something that needs to be done right so took it to a shop for a quick quote. He turned the wheel a few times but it was normal. (As they always do) I got down the road and it went hard in both directions. But now it won't return to normal. I have about half an inch turning either way. The car is pulling to the left and won't relieve itself. I don't have power steering. It's a 1996 Suzuki vitara 1.6 jx If I had a guess I would say steering box is frucked. But it seems to be turning the wheels? |
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| Author: | steak_knife [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Idler arm bracket???
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| Author: | swifty_ano [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
As in.....is it bent? |
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| Author: | steak_knife [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Get under & have a look, lh side chassis pail hold's the idler arm. |
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| Author: | swifty_ano [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Too me it looks ok. Maybe you can see something I can't |
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| Author: | Scrawny [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Get someone to steer it while you get underneath and have a look. Don't jack it up, keep the wheels loaded. If you don't have any joy I can take a look |
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| Author: | swifty_ano [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
I got my partner to turn it and everything looks as it should. But it just gets to a point and stops :s |
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| Author: | buzbox [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Possibly the steering box. I once damaged mine wheeling, it had about half a turn of the steering wheel before it would actually turn. The drive home was rather interesting. You might want to check the drag link and balljoints while your at it. |
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| Author: | stocker [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Steering Rack could have sharted itself? |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
stocker wrote: Steering Rack could have sharted itself?
tis a steering box on the Vitara's, the GV's run a rack. |
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| Author: | swifty_ano [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
I think I'm onto something. I have a snapped drivers side CV. When it goes hard my CV doesn't wobble. If I turn the wheel back and wiggle it around it will turn again. So I think one half of the CV is pressing against my hub and stopping the wheel from turning |
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| Author: | Scrawny [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
It's the broken bits binding up, needs replacing NOW |
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| Author: | stocker [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
does it pull apart when you turn it the opposite way? |
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| Author: | swifty_ano [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Yeah it does. When i turn the opposite way the broken bit wiggle. When I turn the other way the broken bits bind and press together. It's been like that for months but have never done this. |
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| Author: | swifty_ano [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Scrawn wrote: It's the broken bits binding up, needs replacing NOW
I have the new one waiting. Was actually gonna do it this weekend. |
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| Author: | steak_knife [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Blueberry's for sale.... 
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| Author: | swifty_ano [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: no steering - vitara |
Haha tempting. Very tempting! My Suzuki hasn't let me down yet. |
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