Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: omega 2.2dti elite steering problem  (Read 885 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

nickomega

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lincolnshire
  • Posts: 98
    • View Profile
omega 2.2dti elite steering problem
« on: 18 May 2008, 20:51:53 »

i have a problem with my omega steering pulls all over the road plus comeing into corners u have to slow down and on a little bend on a good a road at 55mph feels like u are off in the field just put 4 new tyres on and had it tracked still the same had new socks and springs not long ago on back any ideas where to start with her.nick
Logged

alank46

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • South Devon
  • Posts: 389
    • 3L Elite Estate 1996
    • View Profile
Re: omega 2.2dti elite steering problem
« Reply #1 on: 18 May 2008, 21:30:53 »

Quote
i have a problem with my omega steering pulls all over the road plus comeing into corners u have to slow down and on a little bend on a good a road at 55mph feels like u are off in the field just put 4 new tyres on and had it tracked still the same had new socks and springs not long ago on back any ideas where to start with her.nick

What make model and size of tyre do you have on the front.
Alan
Logged
Elite now gone.  Bought an X-Type 4x4.  If there had been an Omega 4x4 I would have bought that instead.  We really liked the Omega, but I wanted 4x4.

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107021
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: omega 2.2dti elite steering problem
« Reply #2 on: 18 May 2008, 21:39:01 »

What was the tyre wear like on old tyres.  Sounds like an alignment issue, or serious wear in suspension components
Logged
Grumpy old man

nickomega

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lincolnshire
  • Posts: 98
    • View Profile
Re: omega 2.2dti elite steering problem
« Reply #3 on: 18 May 2008, 22:39:18 »

tyre wear was fine tracking been done and is fine
Logged

nickomega

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lincolnshire
  • Posts: 98
    • View Profile
Re: omega 2.2dti elite steering problem
« Reply #4 on: 18 May 2008, 22:41:36 »

235/45/17 thats my tyre  size had problem with old tyres and still got it with new tyres so its not the tyres
Logged

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107021
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: omega 2.2dti elite steering problem
« Reply #5 on: 19 May 2008, 08:19:33 »

Quote
tyre wear was fine tracking been done and is fine
Tracking doesn't really mean much, just means front wheels are pointing straight, with no regard to what rears are doing. 4 wheel alignment is little better, just ensuring the fronts are pointing same direction as rears, which may or may not be straight. Then factor in that the Omega is prone to camber problems as it ages.  This is why I haven't had mine tracked for about 3yrs, instead always having a proper geometry check.

Some tyres, particularly directional ones, seem to be more prone to tramlining than others, but if its as bad as you say, you need to be looking at alignment issues, either alignment itself, or massive suspension wear that causes aligment to intermittently drop out of spec.

First thing, jack it up, look for play in suspension/steering/wheel bearings
Logged
Grumpy old man
Pages: [1]   Go Up
 

Page created in 0.008 seconds with 17 queries.