just noticed on a road trip the other day, when driving in a straight line, i have a few degrees of slack play in the steering wheel - its a pain over long distances

is this normal? my mk1 did as well, but i hadnt noticed on the mk2 untill now.

if not, how do i fix it?

Think it's normal, sure mine's the same. :chin:

hmm, it was fine today. maybe its just scotland's rubbish roads :chin:

Munkul said:

hmm, it was fine today. maybe its just scotland's rubbish roads :chin:

Click to expand...

Could be!

Have the wheel alignment (tracking) checked. If you have lots of toe-out or toe-in, you get a vague feeling in the steering as it wants to 'ride' on either wheel that's pointing forwards. Also the tyres chew out - inside edge of tread for toe-out, outside edge for toe-in.

Also, different makes of tyres have different response characteristics. At least make sure that the tyre pressures are correct, and possibly replace tyres if they are in dubious condition.

If you actually have slack in the steering, that will manifest itself as a knocking noise or feel. I would guess that track-rod end balljoints would be a good place to start checking.

-Alex

cheers, as it happens i am going to check all the alignment and bearings, etc at the weekend anyway, and strip down my coilovers for maintenence