Hi
My wife has an S reg (98/99) punto 'team', I think it's based on the 60S with some sporting interior trim.
The car does not have power steering, and has developed slight play in the steering wheel in the up/down direction, i.e. pushing the wheel towards the widscreen and towards the driver's knees gives possibly 2mm (total guess!) of play. It's easily 'feelable'
There is no actual L/R play in the steering. I looked and it seems the play is very near the steering wheel, and is possibly in the upper column bush or similar, but in order to expose that part of the column, the wheel has to be removed. I checked for obvious loose bolts as far as I could see. Will the wheel come off? (stupid question I know, but I mean what snags am I likely to meet)
How tight is the nut holding it on, and if I do manage to remove it, (and then presumably the indicator cancelling ring? to expose the column), what steps should be taken on refit to ensure it does not loosen? There are two dimples on the nut which could be stake marks, but they are very shallow if they are stakes, and hardly appear to 'touch' the inner thread.
I don't yet have a manual, (will get one soon) and the top of the column is not visible, does anyone know what the problem might be?
Is this a known or common fault? If so any help is much appreciated.
I have searched the forum but can't find reference to this, or maybe I'm using the wrong keywords?
Thanks,
woz
My wife has an S reg (98/99) punto 'team', I think it's based on the 60S with some sporting interior trim.
The car does not have power steering, and has developed slight play in the steering wheel in the up/down direction, i.e. pushing the wheel towards the widscreen and towards the driver's knees gives possibly 2mm (total guess!) of play. It's easily 'feelable'
There is no actual L/R play in the steering. I looked and it seems the play is very near the steering wheel, and is possibly in the upper column bush or similar, but in order to expose that part of the column, the wheel has to be removed. I checked for obvious loose bolts as far as I could see. Will the wheel come off? (stupid question I know, but I mean what snags am I likely to meet)
How tight is the nut holding it on, and if I do manage to remove it, (and then presumably the indicator cancelling ring? to expose the column), what steps should be taken on refit to ensure it does not loosen? There are two dimples on the nut which could be stake marks, but they are very shallow if they are stakes, and hardly appear to 'touch' the inner thread.
I don't yet have a manual, (will get one soon) and the top of the column is not visible, does anyone know what the problem might be?
Is this a known or common fault? If so any help is much appreciated.
I have searched the forum but can't find reference to this, or maybe I'm using the wrong keywords?
Thanks,
woz
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