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Steering Collar Adjustment - Experiencing Steering Wheel Vibration
I'm experiencing vibration in the steering wheel and I have narrowed it to the steering collar. I checked the u bolt connections under the dash and under the hood for the steering column and they're all tight. How can adjust the collar so I can stop the steering wheel vibration I'm experiencing. You can watch a video clip of the movement I'm getting in the Dropbox link below. Thanks.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/01y9kntebd...%20PM.mov?dl=0 |
funny you should say that had the same thing on my bd found it was the balance on the front wheels way out ,get your tires redone
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Mine has had this issue
Mine has had this issue from day one ,I bought used- but I have found some issues and fixed them all, that is a lot of play in the collar, curious to see what's in there ,is it bearing or sleeved ? :eek: Mine is down to a point I don't worry too much.
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that happened to my car. I removed the steering wheel, pulled the hub, took advantage of the working space to realign and tighten the turn signal module, then put everything back together. No more slop.
I don't know what exactly was going on because I didn't have the steering column completely removed to see how it is constructed. BTW the steering wheel center cap is held on with double sided tape, you can pry it off without causing any damage. |
Caster shimmy?
Perhaps a little more caster would assist, asuming that other simple options are addressed first (wheel balance, alignment, loose bolts/joints. I am leaning towards wheel balance, or caster. |
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It's either your upper column bearing that needs replacing or the lower bearing assembly.
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Can you post a picture of the end of your steering column where it connects to the U-Joint assembly shaft?
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I think he meant - pop the hood. Image of the end of that rod. There will be a U-joint. |
I would be interested in the parts my self for mine Cashburn--
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Sorry for the late response. See attached pictures.
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Let the experts tell you, but your installation looks different than mine.
More of the black rod showing, more severe angle. Don't know about related vibrations. I have more images, if they would help. Roy http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...ictureid=16405 edit: isn't that u-joint rubbing the inner fender and/or the hard brake lines there ?? |
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steering column
did backdraft have a batch of bad steering column bearing/collar.? Mine has 1433 miles ,lower collar has a lot of play and as collar is a bad design or a bad part, as inner piece of collar barely has any overlap into chrome round collar tube . I Loosened set screws and pushed all the way into steering column and tighten. because of u-joints below there's a little back and forth which makes it loose again , My upper is very loose also, have not taken apart yet. steering and lower bearing/collar move about 1/8 inch when you grab them by hand and move in all directions. hard to believe could be warn out,but seems like it was bad from the factory.
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Yea, I can't see how that's related to vibration either.
is the rack tight to the frame ? |
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that was quite the brain fart on my part
"is the rack tight?" classic |
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