Bravo steering problem

[Armin]

Hello everyone
Yesterday I had an accident with my Fiat Bravo (1.2, 16V, 1999.)
I was hit a curb with front left wheel because I landed from the road, where I broke the wheels and some other parts (fork, kinetic joint, Y bearing that goes in the gearbox), these are the people's expressions in my homeland, Bosnia . All the parts are replaced but now I have problems with steering.
In fact it is quite heavy and steering wheel do not return to its original position.

I visited a lot of mechanics, but no one does not know where it might be a problem.
My brother's car (hyundai accent) has a screw which regulates the difficulty of steering.
I am interested in whether something similar exists in Fiat?

Does anyone had a similar problem or might know about how to solve this one?

 

[Sven]

There ain't a screw for that. Did you do tracking alignment of the wheels on the car ? Is the resistance of the steering wheel the same when you turn left and right ?

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[Armin]

Yes I do.

The resistance is higher when I turn to the left then to the right, but for both sides is more difficult than before the accident.
I can not understand why the wheel would not return to its original position after turning in any direction, as before.

Is it possible that now I have a problem with the steering rod?

 

[Anonymous]

Gone with a right bang by the sound of it. Could have damaged other parts not spotted. Have you checked that the wheel spins free? disc pads? even the caliper

 

[Armin]

Hi,

I have not done these checks yet, but I do not see sense of verification. I do not understand how spins wheels impact on steering if I moves at a speed of 60 kmph?

I'll check this as soon as possible and tell you.

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

If the wheel does not spin freely then it will pull the car to that side when moving

 

[Armin]

Today I will check it and give you an answer.

Just to say that when I adjust the steering wheel right and drive on the straight road, the car does not deviating neither left nor right, but goes straight, which looks fine to me.

Thanks.

 

[Anonymous]

Might seem a bit obvious but is the power steering pump ok and filled with fluid? Quite unrelated to the breakages but could be a coincidence

 

[Armin]

I checked it immediately after the accident and pump was ok, as the liquid.
I would have to check again to verify that it is really ok now, but I think it is.

Thank for advice.