Xantia Steering Column Loose

cc101 · Unread post by **cc101** » 06 Nov 2012, 19:42

Hi all, my steering wheel has come loose and you can move it up and down and left and right, it is locked into place and the nut is tight! It moves about a 1cm in all directions!

Any suggestions guys?

Cheers, Chris.

mirafioriman · Unread post by **mirafioriman** » 06 Nov 2012, 20:17

Top column bearing? I seem to recall my car had this replaced by the previous owner before I bought it.

gadgetgricey · Unread post by **gadgetgricey** » 06 Nov 2012, 20:59

Yeah, my old L reg did the same. Top column bearing.
Whip the steering wheel off, and you might even be able to knock it back down onto the shaft, problem solved.

Cheers

- Dave -

cc101 · Unread post by **cc101** » 06 Nov 2012, 21:29

Cheers guys I'll take a look at that tomorrow.

Chris.

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 07 Nov 2012, 10:04

Yep, that'll be it Chris. It causes some MOT testers a good deal of teeth sucking... The easiest way to fix it is to get another steering column from a scrapper.

It's not easy to fix in-situ as the bearing is crimped into the top of the column and I'm not sure if it's available as a spare part on its own.

cc101 · Unread post by **cc101** » 07 Nov 2012, 11:20

Fixed it, tapped the bearing back into place and all is well!

Cheers all, Chris.

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 07 Nov 2012, 11:25

cc101 wrote:Fixed it, tapped the bearing back into place and all is well!

Cheers all, Chris.

Oh excellent Chris

That was lucky

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