Steering much lighter after work done.

Rovering · 8th March 2017, 00:40

Hi all,
My silver Tourer has come back from my garage, after some repairs that were needed to pass its Warrant of Fitness.
I had the lower track arm rear bushes/mount replaced, and also the bearing in the top of the front stuts.
A wheel alignment was done also after the he work.
Upon driving the vehicle home, I was pleasantly surprised as to how the steering felt. Much lighter than it was.
I have receipts from the previous owners, which showed an alignment check being done not long before I bought the car.
Has anyone else noticed a change in their steering after replacing the front strut top bearings?
Graeme

2Diesels · 8th March 2017, 08:53

New strut top bearings often make a huge difference, I never thought I had a problem on my old car until I changed a set for a customer & delivered the car& noticed how much lighter it was than mine.....................guess what I did to mine next

roverbarmy · 8th March 2017, 10:50

Checking the tyre pressures has been known to help with heavy steering! No names mentioned of course!!!

DMGRS · 8th March 2017, 16:55

As above - I reckon the Strut Bearings were something to do with it.
When they were bad on my ZT-T, the steering was quite 'notchy' and heavy.

Roger1 · 10th May 2017, 23:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rovering

Hi all,
My silver Tourer has come back from my garage, after some repairs that were needed to pass its Warrant of Fitness.
I had the lower track arm rear bushes/mount replaced, and also the bearing in the top of the front stuts.
A wheel alignment was done also after the he work.
Upon driving the vehicle home, I was pleasantly surprised as to how the steering felt. Much lighter than it was.
I have receipts from the previous owners, which showed an alignment check being done not long before I bought the car.
Has anyone else noticed a change in their steering after replacing the front strut top bearings?
Graeme

Mine's in the workshop right now getting them checked! I think both sides are stuffed. Did you buy the bearings in NZ or ex UK?

Roger1 · 10th May 2017, 23:44

This is great news, as I'm trying to solve the same problems with my tourer. The description of the symptoms is exactly what I have experienced.

genpk · 13th May 2017, 10:50

I got the strut bearings done a while back and prior, my steering was a little notchy mainly when the car was going straight as I believe that's where the bearings wear most. Got the bearings from DMGR (Matt) and I can vouch they appeared to be identical in quality to the factory ones and are still fine (12 months on)
Finally finished sorting out the steering vagueness with new wishbones ,the car drives
beautifully now.

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roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Checking the tyre pressures has been known to help with heavy steering! No names mentioned of course!!! __________________ Oil in my veins!

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Roger1 Loves to post 2004 Rover 75 Conn SE 2.5 Tourer; 2022 MG HS; 2021 MG ZST Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rangiora Posts: 438 Thanks: 42 Thanked 18 Times in 7 Posts	This is great news, as I'm trying to solve the same problems with my tourer. The description of the symptoms is exactly what I have experienced. __________________ ZT all the way..... [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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2Diesels Trader ZT 260SE, Connoisseur CDT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Ancient Shire Of Bedlington Posts: 12,597 Thanks: 68 Thanked 506 Times in 305 Posts	New strut top bearings often make a huge difference, I never thought I had a problem on my old car until I changed a set for a customer & delivered the car& noticed how much lighter it was than mine.....................guess what I did to mine next

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genpk Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon MGZT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Perth, AUSTRALIA Posts: 1,664 Thanks: 3 Thanked 461 Times in 299 Posts	I got the strut bearings done a while back and prior, my steering was a little notchy mainly when the car was going straight as I believe that's where the bearings wear most. Got the bearings from DMGR (Matt) and I can vouch they appeared to be identical in quality to the factory ones and are still fine (12 months on) Finally finished sorting out the steering vagueness with new wishbones ,the car drives beautifully now.