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Post by Rocketv8 on Dec 24, 2004 14:00:52 GMT -6
 i got new tires about 10 days ago......now theres a funny feeling in the steering. i didnt notice it before i put the new tires on....the steering wheen kind of moves by itself a little if i start moving slow from a stop without my hands on the wheel, and i feel what i guess is "play" in the steering wheel....i just had the car inspected in Oct...safety passed (they check steering here)...why would new tires do this?? i didnt notice so much the first day or so after the new tires but i do now and it feels as if its getting worse...any ideas what it could be???
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Post by Marc on Dec 24, 2004 14:40:37 GMT -6
Something might have loosened in the steering linkage just after the time you got the new tires. ______________________ GM!!! BRING BACK OLDS!!!  |
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Post by stevensolds on Dec 24, 2004 15:44:56 GMT -6
steering rack missing bolts or leaking? My steering rack had to be replaced and it only had 1 bolt in it and was missing 3 bolts!!
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Post by Aurora40 on Dec 24, 2004 15:57:30 GMT -6
Hey, one thing I would check is that the lug nuts are torqued properly and the tires have the proper air in them. I would not at all be surprised to find they forgot to tighten the lugs on a wheel or something. And I've personally gotten cars back from tire places with less than 20 lbs of pressure in them...  |
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Post by Rocketv8 on Dec 28, 2004 17:01:48 GMT -6
 hey Aurora40, thanks for thr tip....actually, i checked the tires today and they only have like 25 lbs of air when they should have 31...i'm going to hit the first air pump i can find tomorrow...would this cause the "play" i feel in the steering though? 
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Post by Aurora40 on Dec 28, 2004 17:50:04 GMT -6
It could. I don't know how much play you are feeling. Different tires can feel differently too.
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i got new tires about 10 days ago......now theres a funny feeling in the steering. i didnt notice it before i put the new tires on....the steering wheen kind of moves by itself a little if i start moving slow from a stop without my hands on the wheel, and i feel what i guess is "play" in the steering wheel....i just had the car inspected in Oct...safety passed (they check steering here)...why would new tires do this?? i didnt notice so much the first day or so after the new tires but i do now and it feels as if its getting worse...any ideas what it could be???
hey Aurora40, thanks for thr tip....actually, i checked the tires today and they only have like 25 lbs of air when they should have 31...i'm going to hit the first air pump i can find tomorrow...would this cause the "play" i feel in the steering though?