Light steering when at speeds over 60

[loz_m]

Hi all,

Noticed more and more recently when driving at speeds over 60mph the steering is a lot lighter than usual and has more 'play'. Just wondered if anyone had any ideas of a cure.

Cars done 85k

Thanks

 

[markkram]

Not sure but the fist thing I'd check would be tyre wear/pressure.

 

[loz_m]

Hi, they are checked every week due to the amount of travelling I do

 

[markkram]

Sorry that's the end of my knowledge then.

 

[Gpizzle]

had this problem to, never found the answer on here as it could be many things, but i knew one of my Lower Ball joints was worn as i got a knocking over bumps and it couldnt of been the suspension as this was all new, so i replaced both and since then the problem has gone, my car has done about 88K. cheap as from Northwest performance and easy to do (think i paid about £30 inc delivery)

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Springs, bushes, shocks, steering rack ?! ... could be any number of things TBH.

 

[loz_m]

Springs and shocks are fine, had the wheels off not that long ago. Lower ball joints easy to change? Not changed one yet...

 

[x3m]

First, sry for bumping the old topic but i have the same problem with my cs ph1..
I've noticed that the steering wheel is lighter than usual at speeds over 100kmh (at lower speeds everything is OK) and that really scares me because I have feeling like i am driving clio 1.2. not CS.

If anyone has information on what to pay attention, I would be grateful

thx

 

[rich-6]

First thing id be checibg is tracking if its come on suddenly

 

[x3m]

done that when i bought brand new M PE2 tyres