I was out having a play at Mt Disappointment today. I dropped my left front wheel down a deep hole and it hit with a hard thump.
Now my steering wheel isn't straight when the car is driving in a straight line and the steering feels pretty strange (very nervous).
Any ideas what I should look for? The vehicle is an 80 series Landcruiser.
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Bent something?
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Re: Bent something?
Steering arm.. mine was bent to shit and the steering wheel was same as you say, and steering felt dodgey.Emo wrote:I was out having a play at Mt Disappointment today. I dropped my left front wheel down a deep hole and it hit with a hard thump.
Now my steering wheel isn't straight when the car is driving in a straight line and the steering feels pretty strange (very nervous).
Any ideas what I should look for? The vehicle is an 80 series Landcruiser.
could be a tie rod end (I htink it is) as well..
Re: Bent something?
Yup what Bogged said, After you've fixed them.... Get a lift and bigger tyresbogged wrote:Steering arm.. mine was bent to shit and the steering wheel was same as you say, and steering felt dodgey.Emo wrote:I was out having a play at Mt Disappointment today. I dropped my left front wheel down a deep hole and it hit with a hard thump.
Now my steering wheel isn't straight when the car is driving in a straight line and the steering feels pretty strange (very nervous).
Any ideas what I should look for? The vehicle is an 80 series Landcruiser.
could be a tie rod end (I htink it is) as well..
1998 Toyota Landcruiser 100 series GXL
1976 FJ45 Landcruiser ute
1976 FJ45 Landcruiser ute
Maybe bent tie rod - the metal rod that connects your two front swivel hubs. Bending that will change the toe in = scary steering, and change the average direction of the tyres = steering wheel not straight.
You should be able to see the bend - you can put a straight edge along it to be sure, but it'll probably be obvious.
You should be able to see the bend - you can put a straight edge along it to be sure, but it'll probably be obvious.
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