marshun

lol. thats it. if youve done all the things youve said then thats it. the cars ****ed.

pic of your alignment settings?

Nohopeboy

Lol. Great thanks

sam12345

iTrader: (1)

Maybe u joint between rack and steering column? The no play when your nut was loose may be because this u joint?

marshun

lol. no really. can i see your alingment settings? my guess is that your sai is out of spec and im trying to see why

Nohopeboy

I didn't recieve a sheet but he Guarented me it was in spec after the rack was installed.

marshun

thats odd.

but really if youve changed everything and your alignment is indeed straight, maybe your car was in an accident? you could be able to tell more if there was an alignment sheet.

bushings all changed out too? lca bushings? i assume ball joints upper and lower were changed. the upper ball joint is usually changed out with the arm so those bushings are good. inner and outer tie rods, rack n pinion bushings. an alignment after all of this will be the cherry on top that completes the whole thing

so im pretty surprised by your situation

ls400love

iTrader: (3)

I too am chasing this same issue. I've done balljoints, upper control arms, inner/outer tie rods, rack bushings, rack adjustment, and an alignment. Still won't return to center as it should. Caster is 7.8 on right side and 7.2 on left. Could this be it? When i turn right the wheel wants to return more and almost does. When I turn left it does not.

Don't mean to thread jack. Experiencing the same thing

sam12345

iTrader: (1)

Now that you changed all those parts maybe you need to readjust the steering pretensioner

marshun

nope. your caster is good.

this makes me wonder if the rack itself is the culprit

kphu

iTrader: (8)

I don't mean to hijack this thread but I'm not sure if your symptoms are the same as mine. When I turn onto a street the steering feels tight and the steering wheels slowly returns back but in short bursts instead of a smooth continuous motion.

Are you experiencing the same?

On the front, I just replaced lower suspension arm no 2, lower ball joint, outer tie rod, strut, strut mount, rotors and brake pads. I got an alignment after I did this myself at my local firestone shop. I'm lowered on tein h-tech springs and KYB GR2 struts, tech showed me on the screen the alignments are all in spec but he didn't print out.

FiveSeven

iTrader: (3)

do you mean you manually have to center the steering wheel after every turn? yikes

sakataj

iTrader: (182)

that sounds like a power steering issue....

kphu

iTrader: (8)

Your question made me check it out..and the answer is yes, it doesn't center it self quick enough after turning onto a street so I would have to help it along.

I hope not..but it doesn't feel hard to turn just tight...if that makes any sense. I guess I might have to get a new car sooner than I wanted too.

super51fan

Did you find a fix for this? My wheel is tight and doesnt return to center and I have replaced numerous parts so Im not sure what to fix next lol

gak6

Any luck with this issue? Would very much appreciate if you can post the resolution in detail. Thank you!