Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hello,

I have a late 88 HJ61 with a slight steering problem. Nothing has changed with the way the car steers, i.e. responsiveness, the car is not pulling left or right, no vibrations, doesn't take effort to hold it in a straight line. However i have this problem:
- The steering wheel has rotated approximately 45 degrees in an anticlockwise direction to its usual position when driving straight ahead.

If you don't understand that last bit...the steering wheel use to sit horizontal when you were driving straight ahead...now it sits about 45 degrees anticlockwise of horizontal when driving straight ahead. Any ideas??

Thanx.

I dont know what the cause of it is. But have has it happen in my hilux.

I either:

a) Do donuts in opposite direction and wheel comes straight.
b) Take wheel off and put it on straight.

I know they are probably big no no's, but they have worked for me.

Yup the same as Tonka

it used to happen on my lux before i did X/over steer... all i did was undo the wheel line it back up and put it back on straight.
In the Commy i did the dount thin the other way as well

Used to happed to my 'luxes too, never figured it out. They always used to feel out of sorts on the way home from a trip.

Prolly bent one of the links slightly - wouldn't take much to show as a steering wheel rotation due to the gearing reduction in the steering box. J arm in the hilux is the weak point in the steering and prone to bending over time if the rig sees a lot of offroad duty.

I had this happen to my 80 and it turned out that i had twisted the main shaft that comes outta the sterring box..
Not nice as it doesnt take much more to snap in then....h

i am having exactly the same problem as you KaMo

if i did take the steering wheel off and put it on so it is straight

is this a wise decision

will it just screw my car up even more

will it hinder the performance of my car

P.S. did donuts the other day going the opposite way and havent noticed a difference, bu then again i haven't looked

i am having exactly the same problem as you KaMo

if i did take the steering wheel off and put it on so it is straight

is this a wise decision

will it just screw my car up even more

will it hinder the performance of my car

P.S. did donuts the other day going the opposite way and havent noticed a difference, but then again i haven't looked

I have the same problem in my runner. Figured its because of my ride height and have been told X over will fix it. So when $ permit I will fix it.

lol

i got exactly the same thing 89 hj60

i have read somewhere that a guy replaced all his suspension and it came good again, dunno how much truth in that

well if you suspension lift your car, the drag link pulls the pitman arm to the passenger side (steering anti-clockwise) with respect to driving in a straight line. and depending on the angle of the draglink normally, it may take a small lift or a humungus lift to notice any difference.

MaccA