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From: wersan@daemen.UUCP (John Slasher Wersan III)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Re: Wandering Nova
Message-ID: <1509@daemen.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 18-Jan-86 18:38:24 EST
Article-I.D.: daemen.1509
Posted: Sat Jan 18 18:38:24 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 21-Jan-86 08:03:48 EST
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Organization: Daemen College, Computer Science Department, Buffalo, NY
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> In article <187@drutx.UUCP> kec@drutx.UUCP (CarlsonKE) writes:
> >My 1978 Nova (52,000 miles) "wanders" when I drive it, requiring
> >constant, jerky steering wheel movement.  It feels as if the car is
> >almost out of my control.  I've had this problem for quite a while, but 
> >now it's so bad I'm afraid to drive the car at all.
> >
> .... you see the first fraction of movement in the other direction.
> Note how much you had to turn your steering wheel.  If in the terms of
> a clock, you had to turn the wheel from 12 at the start to 1:30 or 2
> o'clock, then you probably have loose steering.  
> Demonstrate this to your mechanic and have him crawl underneath and
> find where the play is caused by.  It is easy to spot with this
> method.
> 


	I had a problem with my steering that was about the same, I 
	had it fixed by having my machanic tighten the steering at
	the gear-box. After that I had NO drift in the car, also
	made the handling FANTASTIC!!!


			I hope the helps some


-- 
          		John Wersan
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