Sticky steering back again!

[enuff_zed]

Theres a thought? - your the man to test this theory

I do have a failed motor here actually. It would still put the light on the dash as it's the ECU that's dead. And there would be no sport button. But if I cut the drive spindle off.....................

 

[MikeyH]

Get an m

It’s hydraulic

I was quite tempted by the almost-complete hydraulic conversion parts someone was selling recently, just came at the wrong point in the year (I'm currently taking parcels in for a suspension overhaul.)

Yes so did I, then I did a skill check and remembered it was way above my skill set :rofl:

 

[MikeyH]

Theres a thought? - your the man to test this theory

I do have a failed motor here actually. It would still put the light on the dash as it's the ECU that's dead. And there would be no sport button. But if I cut the drive spindle off.....................

Would it be on par with an MGB, that was nice at over parking speed but to turn the wheel to park I had to keep the car moving a little. Once I got use to it it was fine. I wonder how the insurance would view it though.

 

[Joez4]

My ring is maxed out to the lightest it can go, in winter my steering feels abit light, car parked in full summer sun all day and I still get abit of sticky steering, with the ring not at the max the car is dangerous to drive when parked in sun all day.

Before I had to take the motor out for repair the sticky steering was bad but not dangerous,

I've compromised with the steering been a bit light when cold but safe when hot, I also leave the windows slightly dropped when parked in full sun

 

[enuff_zed]

My ring is maxed out

You need to start frequenting different bars!! :roll:

 

[pvr]

My ring is maxed out

You need to start frequenting different bars!! :roll:

Or correction facilities

 

[ValleyZed]

Literally just came on here looking for advice on this subject.

I drove my E86 home from the office this afternoon after it being parked in the sun all day. Journey home is mostly dual carriageway, during which the steering felt very notchy/stiff, forcing you to put decent amount of effort in to attempt to make minor movements, which would result in me overcorrecting and veering around the road.

Is it common for the coupe to also suffer with this issue? I can see many posts online from owners suffering with this in their roadsters, but not so manu posts from coupe owners. Is the fix as 'simple' as lubricating the steering rack?

 

[Joez4]

My ring is maxed out

You need to start frequenting different bars!! :roll:

Or correction facilities

Isnt that where e86 owners have to go :rofl:

 

[FunkyGBrown]

One thing that has helped mine is leaving the trim that you remove when adjusting the ring off for the summer. I guess it must help with cooling, especially with the roof down.

 

[MikeyH]

One thing that has helped mine is leaving the trim that you remove when adjusting the ring off for the summer. I guess it must help with cooling, especially with the roof down.

That's a good idea, I'll give it a try, it seems to get better after I've been driving for a while.

 

[Hb1]

Ruins the driving experience IMO. Stuart adjusted my ring :roll: last year, I adjusted it again earlier in the year. Yesterday was very poor to drive will have to adjust again and then leave the cover off.

I have about a 40minute drive home of which some is 50mph dual carriage way and some sat in city traffic….

 

[MikeyH]

It doesn't help if the car sits in the sun for hours, we usually have a coffee run at around 3 pm so the car has sat in 18/19c sun all day. This morning I went out in it and although it was 18c it was fine. The year I went to the BMW meet at Beaulieu in September, (the year it didn't rain all day) it was in the sun all day. It was fine on the way up but the drive back was awful. Put me off going the following year. IMO my Ford Transit steering is nicer.

 

[MikeyH]

The car is on the driveway in hot sun so doesn't help. For the past week I have dropped the windows a few inches as Joez4 has suggested and this has done the trick.

 

[NS66]

anyone tried any mods? cooling fan like off a PC or cooling pads that you snap to activate?
Mines fine unless baked out on a very hot day but might try leaving the panel off as suggested as well