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Old 05-22-2009, 11:51 PM   #1
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Unhappy steering feels tight

So I got sick of my after market steering wheel being lop sided. So I took it off and put it on straight. Now the steering is very tight. It take unreasonable force to turn it. It's still drivable but just a pain in the a$$. (or arm really)
Anyway I took it back off and inspected everything and it all looks good. I was very careful to make sure everything went back together properly. And still same problem. Am i just ??? HELP!
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Old 05-23-2009, 01:32 PM   #2
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Re: steering feels tight

feedback anyone?
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Old 05-23-2009, 02:52 PM   #3
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Re: steering feels tight

An after-market 'wheel has an "adapter" of some kind to mount it. I would check for clearence around it. You may have to take the 'wheel back off to do it though.
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Old 05-23-2009, 03:00 PM   #4
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Re: steering feels tight

tilt colum
if so theres this bearing coller that can get bent if your not careful.....also is the wheel hitting the colum?........or you blew the powersteering belt off?
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Old 05-23-2009, 04:41 PM   #5
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Re: steering feels tight

Well the belt and fluid are fine. It is tilt steering though. How do I get to the bearing collar? And what makes it bend? to much torque tightening the wheel?
I have looked to see about taking apart the steering column but it seems like there is no way in??
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