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03-30-2013, 04:09 AM | #29 |
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Yeah. Lol. Perhaps, maybe, I am a noob. I just had my mate come over who is much more educated in cars. (Mechanic). He took her for a spin and said it feels perfect. His first time in an 86 and he loved it. Says the greater lightness at low speed could be the electric steering parking assist effect.
He says if it were his car he would be very happy. So with that in mind, perhaps you are all right. I'm just getting used to it? I guess beating the first good car I have ever owned, I have been super paranoid?
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Ergh I still dunno... it feels way too light and unresponsive. Pulling into my garage tonight, I was turning the wheel 1 full rotation left and 1 full rotation right and the car pretty much stayed straight. My hands were doing a lot and the car was barely nudging. Thankfully, a fellow Aussie 86 owner who lives 2.5hrs away is letting me have a drive in his to compare steering. So by this time tomorrow I will be able to let you all know how I go!
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Thought: Can I pull the fuse out for the Electronic Power Steering - or disconnect the battery for a few minutes, then reconnect it? Could this possibly reset the steering controller?
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Best go to the dealership before you go head on to a semi cause the steering fails.
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I am glad I found this thread. I have been feeling the same way about my steering (distinctly more vague, more turning less output and a tad more light than when new) since about a week.
I have dismissed that notion to the fact that I am getting used to the car and maybe it's time to check tire pressure and/or alignment, but, I am glad I am not the only one sensing this steering feel change. Edit: I have 50XX miles on it. |
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Yes! I feel this too (felt it at 1.5k miles, I have 3k now). I am going to have another FT86 owner see if he/she feels it too.
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I haven't driven the frs (in any mode lol) but I have noticed other car's steering feels different from when all traction/stabilty controls are on to when they're off. Just normal city driving the cars steering feels slightly heavier with all the aids on. I'm not saying it affects how far u physically have to turn the wheel to negotiate the same turn.
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o not know the details of the frs steeringsteering, but I do believe it is electric assist. I'm just throwing that out there as a possibility that it might be happening on the frs. |
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Did you change your seat position or steering wheel position around the time the steering feel changed? Alternatively, did you add/remove any weight anywhere in the car? Low fuel level in the tank? I'm curious to see if you can correlate this change in feeling to something like that.
I took a look at your weather over the last four weeks to see if there was any major temperature changes that could affect the tires/bushings, but it looks like your daily highs were consistently in the mid to low 20's. That being said, could there be any other environmental changes over the last few days that are different than the previous four weeks you have been driving it? |
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