Steering Archives – CarTreatments.com Car Maintenance, General Repair, Troubleshooting, and Everything Car Related Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:31:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://cartreatments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-gear2-32x32.png Steering Archives – CarTreatments.com 32 32 4 Causes of a Steering Wheel That’s Off-Center (and How to Fix It) https://cartreatments.com/steering-wheel-off-center/ https://cartreatments.com/steering-wheel-off-center/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2022 19:30:43 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=508916 If you spend enough years behind the wheel, you will inevitably run into more than one situation that will cause you to scratch your head. These situations tend to be most memorable, for their ability to bewilder the average motorist, ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/steering-wheel-off-center/feed/ 2 4 Symptoms of a Rack and Pinion Leak (and Repair/Replacement Cost) https://cartreatments.com/rack-pinion-leak/ https://cartreatments.com/rack-pinion-leak/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:51:36 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=508313 For the average motorist, few circumstances are as frustrating as that which surrounds the sudden appearance of oily residue on the driveway. This, of course, is the tell-tale sign of a fluid leak, which indicates that your vehicle is experiencing ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/rack-pinion-leak/feed/ 5 7 Causes of a Car That Pulls to the Right or Left (When Braking) https://cartreatments.com/car-pulls-to-one-side-when-braking/ https://cartreatments.com/car-pulls-to-one-side-when-braking/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:15:57 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=743 The brakes are often something we take for granted when driving our cars. But when there is a malfunction in the braking system, it will be easy to notice these symptoms because they will affect our driving experience, many times ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/car-pulls-to-one-side-when-braking/feed/ 17 Steering Wheel Locked Up While Driving? (Causes and What to Do) https://cartreatments.com/steering-wheel-locked-up-while-driving/ https://cartreatments.com/steering-wheel-locked-up-while-driving/#respond Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:20:52 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=505621 For most motorists, few things could be more terrifying than having the steering lock up while driving. With little or no warning you suddenly cannot control your car. It’s fortunate that automobile steering systems are designed to greatly minimize the ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/steering-wheel-locked-up-while-driving/feed/ 0 Understanding the Behavior of Your Theft Protection Steering Lock System https://cartreatments.com/test-steering-lock-system/ https://cartreatments.com/test-steering-lock-system/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2020 17:36:30 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=505624 The Automobile Safety Foundation argues that steering wheel lock systems are inherently unsafe. This information leads me to believe that all US manufacturers have discontinued this anti-theft feature, replacing it with the electronic immobilizer system. However, that doesn’t seem to ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/test-steering-lock-system/feed/ 0 What is Toe? (Toe-In vs. Toe-Out Effects) https://cartreatments.com/what-is-toe/ https://cartreatments.com/what-is-toe/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:11:22 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=505243 Vehicle technology continues to improve, allowing people to have and enjoy dynamic systems and in-vehicle handling, such as toe angle improvement. But you may ask: “What is toe?” What is Toe? Toe, or tracking, is when a car’s wheels point ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/what-is-toe/feed/ 0 6 Symptoms of a Bad Power Steering Pump (and Replacement Cost) https://cartreatments.com/bad-power-steering-pump-symptoms-replacement-cost/ https://cartreatments.com/bad-power-steering-pump-symptoms-replacement-cost/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:15:33 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=827 Power steering was created in 1951 to help drivers turn their vehicles with ease. During a time when cars started getting bigger and heavier, this was a welcome advancement in technology. It takes more energy to move something with more ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/bad-power-steering-pump-symptoms-replacement-cost/feed/ 1 What is Camber? (Positive vs Negative Camber Effects) https://cartreatments.com/what-is-camber/ https://cartreatments.com/what-is-camber/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2020 02:40:04 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=289 Camber refers to the angle of the wheel and tire relative to a perfectly flat road. The tops of the wheels can lean either towards or away from the center of the car when viewed from behind.  The ideal camber ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/what-is-camber/feed/ 4 What is Caster? (Negative vs Positive Caster Effects) https://cartreatments.com/what-is-caster/ https://cartreatments.com/what-is-caster/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2020 14:28:19 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=273 A vehicle’s suspension geometry has three common measurements, which can often be adjusted, called caster, camber, and toe. Caster is measured on the steering wheels (i.e the front wheels) as an angle which evaluates the forward or backward tilt of ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/what-is-caster/feed/ 2 6 Symptoms of a Bad Wheel Alignment (and Why You Need to Fix it ASAP) https://cartreatments.com/symptoms-of-a-bad-alignment/ https://cartreatments.com/symptoms-of-a-bad-alignment/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:10:44 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=1512 Wheels can become misaligned if the vehicle is suddenly jarred, such as by driving over a pothole or an object in the road. Parts in the wheel assembly and suspension can also wear and shift to cause noticeable symptoms that ... Read more

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