steering play

[cupraRgstar]

Just a quick question people got my 2002 cupra R mot'd last week and it

needed the suspension arms and bushes replaced, also it needed two new

front tyres. The problem i am getting is about two or three days after i got it

back the steering seems to feel very loose compared to the usual tight feeling

it just seems that i can feel an awful lot of vibration through the steering

wheel and almost that its a bit twitchy at the front!anyone got any ideas what

it could be or is it just my imagination?

 

[truCido]

I feel like mines like this...I had my steering arms, bushes etc replaced back in April and right now it feels so twitchy.

Did you get the camber and toe aligned after having the work done?

 

[Ibiza125]

Well my 1.4 was twitchy and very light feeling at the front end, after I lowered it and put my new wheels on. Got the geometry set for £17 at the garage and it feels much better now!

 

[cupraRgstar]

I feel like mines like this...I had my steering arms, bushes etc replaced back in April and right now it feels so twitchy.

Did you get the camber and toe aligned after having the work done?

yea got the tracking and all that done dunno what to do just feels crap to drive just now every bump you hit your all over the place

 

[truCido]

yeah I've got the same but my front alignment is spot on.

do your rear wheels happen to be way out of alignment?

 

[cupraRgstar]

yeah I've got the same but my front alignment is spot on.

do your rear wheels happen to be way out of alignment?

yea well the guy at the garage said the rear left was quite bad but there is nothin you can do about it?you the same?

 

[truCido]

yeah my rear wheels are all over the place lol dont think they help tbh

Although with yours I'd get the arms checked out etc and make sure it was fitted correctly

 

[thewiizard]

Same with mine chaps, follows the road camber immensely. I think I'm going to toe in by a half a degree so the tyres dig into the road.

My Mk2 was running 5degrees toe in and stuck to the road like treacle on your face, bad side being my tyres lasted 3 months

 

[ian_cupra]

i have masses of play in the steering at the front, has done for ages now. not sure what to do about it