Technical Power steering column

[fastrobbie]

My 2006 Panda steering started to self steer when stationary and also only works in one direction. I've removed the column and sent it to BBA Reman to repair my unit instead of a complete exchange.
They've contacted me to say they cant find any fault with it and are sending it back.
No fault codes were showing and battery is 4 months old.
Where do i go from here?
Shall i get a S/H column from a breakers?
What's your thoughts

 

[koalar]

calibration

damaged suspension

flat tyre

faulty torque sensor

so many options with very little to go on

Are we talking about a violent turn on its own or a slight pull to one side

does it turn the steering wheel while stationary on its own.


How are you reading the fault code ? You have to directly connect to the steering module otherwise the code reader will only connect the the engine ECU

 

[DaveMcT]

Why would you want to replace a your steering column with an unknown part from a scrapyard, when an experts tells you the original has been tested and has no faults?

 

[fastrobbie]

No suspension damage, it just started coming home from work.
Even when stationary steering wheel turns to the left.
I thought it was the torque sensor but apparently checks out ok.
I guess just put it back on and see what happens.

 

[koalar]

are we talking

when stationery its harder to turn to the right than left

or if you take your hands off the steering it turns on its own

such as this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxaKHOrbvAk

 

[fastrobbie]

Yep just like that

 

[koalar]

Torque sensor.

They can be intermittent.

Sometimes just reseating the cable connector is enough

They use to be cheap from China. Last time I looked the prices had gone silly


Less than £20 to over £50


Not that i have had to replace one. Nearest I been has been solved by reseating the connector, turning the steering from lock to lock then recalibration

 

[fastrobbie]

Ill refit and see how it goes, making sure all connections are good.

 

[DaveMcT]

Not that i have had to replace one. Nearest I been has been solved by reseating the connector, turning the steering from lock to lock then recalibration

Is it possible that a bad cable connection could cause it to lose calibration? OP could perhaps find someone nearby who has Multi ECU Scan.

 

[fastrobbie]

Well good news, received my steering column back from BBM ,fitted it yesterday cleaning all electrical contacts as i went and all seems fine.
Fingers crossed that's all it was.
Wonder how many other people have changed their EPS columns when it might be just a bad connection?

 

[jrkitching]

Wonder how many other people have changed their EPS columns when it might be just a bad connection?

I'll bet quite a few franchised dealers have .