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Article #597Re: Re: Wandering Nova
From: John Slasher Wersan III
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1986 23:38
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1986 23:38
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> In article <187@drutx.UUCP> kec@drutx.UUCP (CarlsonKE) writes:
> >My 1978 Nova (52,000 miles) "wanders" when I drive it, requiring
> >constant, jerky steering wheel movement. It feels as if the car is
> >almost out of my control. I've had this problem for quite a while, but
> >now it's so bad I'm afraid to drive the car at all.
> >
> .... you see the first fraction of movement in the other direction.
> Note how much you had to turn your steering wheel. If in the terms of
> a clock, you had to turn the wheel from 12 at the start to 1:30 or 2
> o'clock, then you probably have loose steering.
> Demonstrate this to your mechanic and have him crawl underneath and
> find where the play is caused by. It is easy to spot with this
> method.
>
I had a problem with my steering that was about the same, I
had it fixed by having my machanic tighten the steering at
the gear-box. After that I had NO drift in the car, also
made the handling FANTASTIC!!!
I hope the helps some
--
John Wersan
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