Just a general question, how many steering wheels are straight... what I mean is...

When driving forward only in a stratight line, my steering wheel is slightly turnd towards the right / placed / fixed about 10 degrees... and not straight... as if it were turned to sit straight, it would bear left slightly...

Is this a problem... Is this common...

 

when i had my scoob it did the same (i miss her).
have you had an alignment done? if not id give it a go, failing that get the wheels balanced see if that helps.

 

Mine was like it when I bought it and it isn't a "problem" but it did used to bug me.

Take it to a place that does wheel alignment and they'll sort it, no problems. It'll set you back about £50 but it's well worth it because the handling and steering will feel much more direct, (and you'll have a centered steering wheel )

 

just said that lol

least ive got something right at last.

 

An offset steering wheel is certainly not a 'feature' of an Impreza
... however, they do tend to follow the camber in the road and you compensate for this, which may mean your wheel is turned slightly right on a lot of road surfaces..

 

Camber i s more powerful than you think . . .Had wheels rotated/Balanced at 5000 miles + tracking . .Still need to put abt 3 degrees to starboard to go straight . . .Worry not . . .!!

 

no doubt any of the previous suggestions may sort your cars problem, however,my o2 wrx had the same problem, subaru said it was fine and wouldnt remedy it. i took it to a specialist in lazer alignment that highlited a manufacturing problem. cant remember the exact cause but it was the r/n/s lower lug that fixed the strut to the hub, which needed a bit of fettling.
all sorted now

 

If it's offset there's something wrong .............

Subaru make them run straight .....

Pete

 

It's been interesting so far reading all the comments and suggestions which I appreciate...

It really isn't a 'problem' as such... but just seems odd and doesn't look right...

It drives and steers fine...

 

i had same problem with my car which was brand new took it back to dealers they couldnt get wheel straight at first so sent out for a specialist and found there machine was out they got it recalibrated i took it back picked it up and been perfect eversince

 

my wheel is straight but wanders all over the road generally to the left causing slight right lock to compensate. mmm wheel alighnment needed me thinks

 

I bought a brand new MR FQ 320 and the wheel wasn't straight. This infuriated me - 30K for a car, one of whom's main attributes is the 'supposed' fantastic steering. Well after 5 attempts Phoenix Mitsubishi (Paisley) admitted they couldn't fix it (Hence no qualms about naming the supplier).

The car was otherwise fantastic but this Mitsubishi dealer was just so used to dealing with the trivial worries of Shogun (etc.) owners that when I complained, they were shown up as the non-specialist that they are (what should I expect I hear you say..?)

After my feeble threats of vehicle rejection and the eventual fitment of a new rack, the car was finally fixed - the final diagnosis was that there was nothing wrong with the rack but that the wheel hadn't been put on straight at the factory. Words cannot describe my annoyance at this.

I have since heard that a £47K FQ400, similarly slipped through Ralliart who upgrade the FQ's, especially the 400, passed through the PDI and was supplied to it's owner with is wheel at '2 O'clock' driving straight ahead.

This isn't meant as an anti-mitsi post, I loved that car in spite of this glaring fault - I just suspect that a similar problem would never have got past my previous Subaru dealer.

Get it fixed - if the car has recently been supplied to you, new or not, it should be sorted FOC.

Good luck,

Steve.

 

My WRX PPP's wheel is spot on straight...I put it down to me being a bit of a perfectionist with the Geometry Equipment at work though

It does take a bit of fiddling with, but is worth it imho...

 

hiya all

i have just bought a 01 bug eye and low and behold my wheel is not straight it must just go out of true from bumps in our really well maintained british highways not ha ha ha LOL ,

 

CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME THE CORRECT TYRE PRESURES FOR MY 01 BUGEYE I RIDE ON 215/45/17

 

TILL IT FEELS HARD!

STOP SHOUTING!

TED.

 

This is a thread about steering wheels mate .

I run 34 front, 32 rear.

 

It was with mine - delivered brand new MY05 WRX with a steering wheel that was not straight. Supplying dealer said it was nothing wrong - fortunately, local dealer agreed with me and got the supplying dealer to change his mind.

Thus just shows how it can a) come from the factory like that and b) not be picked up by the dealer when doing a PDI.

Andy

 

Is my steering wheel straight?






No it's round !!!

Rob

 

Tee Hee!!

Ted.

 

mine was worse on my evo it wasnt straight but when i let go of steeerin wheel when movin ,,, it pulled in left HARD ,

had to get it sorted

 

Mine is, it likes to go on the pull for other car parts but not other steering wheels - he knows whats right!

Seriously though mine does point a couple of degrees to the nearside has done since i go it - never been a problem.

 

Drive along the crown of the road (straddle the line) and see if its straight. Could be just the camber effect of the road. Failing that someone has probably had the tracking adjusted and done one side only, typical laziness from cheapo tyre shops. Wheel needs to be clamped dead centre in the cabin, and both rod ends adjusted for correct alignment.

Steve.