Steering Z4

enuff_zed said:
legin said:
I will just add to reconfirm what others have said , my steering had the so called sticky problem as the ambient temperature went up especially- plastic expands a lot so a poor choice. Technically it hangs up then suddenly releases and this gives the high speed tram lining effect but actually it's swerving. I have backed it off and now only need one hand on the wheel totally fine and steering feel is much better also. Slight tram lining that remained at low speed was down to one failed lollipop hydraulic mount but much less noticeable than the steering column.
Glad you got it fixed but which bits do you mean by ‘plastic’?
The wheel in the worm and wheel. It's the reason the stiction varies with temperature so the clearance can only ever be a compromise. Used to have this problem in industrial applications in my past. Redesign to phosphor bronze would help a lot. I have the same problem in epas conversion I built on my classic Alfa - pita.
 
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