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.
Xantia Steering Column Loose
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Xantia Steering Column Loose
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Re: Xantia Steering Column Loose
Top column bearing? I seem to recall my car had this replaced by the previous owner before I bought it.
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Re: Xantia Steering Column Loose
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.
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Whip the steering wheel off, and you might even be able to knock it back down onto the shaft, problem solved.
Cheers
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Re: Xantia Steering Column Loose
Cheers guys I'll take a look at that tomorrow.
Chris.
Chris.
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Re: Xantia Steering Column Loose
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.
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.
Jim
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Re: Xantia Steering Column Loose
Fixed it, tapped the bearing back into place and all is well!
Cheers all, Chris.
Cheers all, Chris.
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Re: Xantia Steering Column Loose
Oh excellent Chris That was luckycc101 wrote:Fixed it, tapped the bearing back into place and all is well!
Cheers all, Chris.
Jim
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