Started to notice lateral movement on the steering wheel

BXrunner · Post by **BXrunner** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:14 pm

I have started to notice movement on the steering of lumpy not a lot of movement around 1/16th - 1/8 th inch [for the euro lot 2-4mm] I was told it could be the rubber bush under the steering wheel so I took all the plastic cover off to see and its not so I checked the steering column as it comes out of the tubing and found movement there any suggestions ? track rod ball joint/wishbone joints or something commonly found on hydrowhatsit suspension

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:29 am

The bush has slid down out of the bottom of the tube. Push it back inside and put a ty-rap tightly round the column itself which is then slid up & under the bush to keep it from sliding down again.

BXrunner · Post by **BXrunner** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:16 pm

ok thanks ill have a look how easy are they to replace if it's totally defunct

Post by **docchevron** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:52 am

It wont be defunct, they last forever.
It'll really just need pushing back up into the coloumn tube and securing with a ty-rap so it stays there, they all do it sooner or later.

mnde · Post by **mnde** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:11 pm

Way2go wrote:The bush has slid down out of the bottom of the tube. Push it back inside and put a ty-rap tightly round the column itself which is then slid up & under the bush to keep it from sliding down again.

I think mine's done this but after a cursory look at the bit of column just next to the pedal box I can't see what you mean. Is it further up out of sight and I have to remove a lower dashboard panel?

Cheers,

Mark.

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:55 pm

mnde wrote:Is it further up out of sight and I have to remove a lower dashboard panel?

You need to remove the trim that surrounds the steering wheel and lower column to see things properly (torx screws I seem to remember, posidrivs too underneath) and it is much easier though maybe not essential to remove the steering wheel to facilitate the removal of this trim. (take care of the indicator cancel if you pull the wheel off)
You will then see the bush that has come adrift between the tube and the u/v joint. As previously mentioned push it back up into the tube as far as you can, and fit a nylon ty-rap tight round the column itself and push this hard up underneath the bush to keep it in place.

BXrunner · Post by **BXrunner** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:29 pm

Job done

mnde · Post by **mnde** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:43 pm

Thanks Way2go I'll have a go at sorting it when I get a free moment!

Mark.

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:08 pm

mnde wrote:Thanks Way2go I'll have a go at sorting it when I get a free moment!

Mark.

How did you get on Mark, Did you sort it OK?

stuart_hedges · Post by **stuart_hedges** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:05 pm

I was inside making tea at the crucial point, but watching Mark trying to get the shroud back together again afterwards was very entertaining

3-d jigsaw puzzles ftw!

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:36 pm

stuart_hedges wrote:I was inside making tea at the crucial point, but watching Mark trying to get the shroud back together again afterwards was very entertaining

3-d jigsaw puzzles ftw!

Indeed putting the shroud back is quite entertaining

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:33 pm

AndersDK wrote:
stuart_hedges wrote:I was inside making tea at the crucial point, but watching Mark trying to get the shroud back together again afterwards was very entertaining

3-d jigsaw puzzles ftw!
Indeed putting the shroud back is quite entertaining

Especially so if you haven't removed the steering wheel first!

mnde · Post by **mnde** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:06 pm

Yep all sorted, thanks

... but I *so* needed David's help to get the shroud back together afterwards - such a fiddly affair. As the Meteor has the 4 spoke steering wheel you don't need to take it off to get at those upper shroud screws

Mark.