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So the other day I was trying to impress a few friends of mine by "heating the tyres like they do in f1 and rally, something like this. However, I made a fool of myself because the steering wheel can go very fast in one direction. however when I try to counter steer it almost locks for a second or two. I tried for several times, I grabbed the steering wheel like Colin Mcrae did in the video and put all my body weight into the steering wheel but the thing didn't budge during counter steering. Is this normal? Is my steering box broken? Is my pump not delivering enough fluid? Is the soft springs to blame? Or do I need to invest in a gym membership? Please I need answers, so I can impress my friends with sick tyre warming skills. Thank you.
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Hi everyone, Went for an alignment last week and unfortunately the garage said they were not able to complete it as there was some corrosion on one of the arms which meant that they couldn't adjust the alignment from either side because the design of these car's steering columns (I believe) only let you adjust one wheel. The manager said that I could nowadays buy a replacement column or other part which would bring the Polo up to the standard of every other car where you can adjust both wheels in a front-end alignment. Has anybody done this or has any experience of this? Thanks
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Hello all. Very new to the forum and I’m struggling with the power steering on my Polo GT. I’ve just bought a Polo GT a few days ago with the power steering already not working. I took it to the mechanic who discovered that the pipes were leaking very badly. I got another steering rack with pipes off a vrs that was being broken. After the mechanic changed those it still was not working. The light was not illuminated but still no power steering. It kicked in at a small range towards the right end of the lock but then would not work. Yesterday I changed the pump from another working car and still nothing. It kicks in fully in a small range of the turning circle but for the rest there is no assistance at all. I’ve primed the system, checked all fuses. Made sure there was no air in the system. I had a fault before when I moved the engine bay wire for the pump back to the fuse box (previous owner put it directly on the battery) 00566 implausible signal but that hasn’t come up again after that. Please any help is appreciated. Car battery was just replaced with a nearly new one. Idle voltage 12.8 but when started 14.4. Thank you!
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Hi guys, I'm relatively new here and would just like some advice on aftermarket Steering wheels and boss kits. I've done some research myself and have just gotten myself into a pit of confusion! What I'd like to know, if anyone can help, is what Boss Kit I would need for a 1993 Polo MK2 F in order to fit a new wheel? I've been looking mostly and Nardi or MOMO wheels. Any advice much appreciated, thanks guys!
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Hi all My car failed its MOT and one of the reasons is apparently due to “Steering column has excessive movement up and down poss top bearing or steering wheel loose”. Having done some investigation on this I have tightened up the clamp located above the pedals to try and minimise the amount of play. I’ve also taken the steering wheel off and tightened the 24mm nut to the torque setting described in the Haynes manual. However, the problem persists and I know the car will fail its MOT again. I’ve been told that it may possibly be the upper column bearing. I’m not sure what this is though? I would be really grateful if someone could confirm it’s location and which is the correct component to replace it with. someone has also suggested that I may have the wrong size steering wheel on the spline. Currently, it is the wheel with the wide horizontal horn button with the VW logo in the middle. Could this wheel be for a big spline and my car has the small spline? How can I check this theory? I don’t have any other wheels to use. The car did come with an aftermarket wheel but that also had play in it. Lastly, what positions do the indicator and wiper stalks need to be in before removal? I want to avoid damage as much as possible as I think they may need to be removed. I have already had someone look at the column to replace the two rubber bushings on the column. I noticed that the wiper stalk now sits at one level above flat (I bought the car with the stalks in the flat horizontal position). If I move it down to the horizontal position, the wipers move every six seconds or so. I’ve also noticed that the rear washer jet no longer operates. I’m concerned about damage that may have been caused and wish to avoid any more should I need to remove them in order to replace the upper column bearing. I apologise profusely for the essay, the fact that these answers may be easily harvested from the internet but I’ve been searching for this information for ages as the car failed a month ago and I just don’t know what I need to do. I appreciate the fountain of knowledge on this site. I am desperate to get the car back on the road as soon as I can fix this problem. Thank you
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Steering wheel light on/power steering very stiff on 9n3
polomarco posted a topic in ICE, Electrical and Lighting
Polo 2008 1.2 BZG engine code has recently developed an intermittent fault with the power steering and the warning light. The battery was recently changed which did the trick, but has now come back on. AA told me the alternator was working fine... Any info would be appreciated, thanks.