rainy day , low tread on front tyres tried cornering at high speed , locked steering wheel all the way to the left and slid across instead and then hit a small island in the middle of the road, steering is now stuck in left like its locked in cannot turn it anyway to the right! car still works drives only around in circles! what is stopping it from turning right ?
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That's a tough call to make without seeing the actual car. Any number of things could have bent, broken or gotten jammed up. You're going to have to either get under it and figure it out, or have someone with more knowledge than you have look at it and figure it out.
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Tie rods and your steering rack. Those are really the only two things associated with your steering. You definitely damaged one or both.
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Originally posted by cb7000 View Post
Bought From: Slammed4thGenOriginally posted by chessboxer
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safety first man , no hauling a** in the rain with crappy tires. Second , see the first .... it maybe your tie rod for sure . have you looked under the car and seen any broken parts hanging down ? you more than likely also warped the rim and for sure need a new alignment . not flaming on you man , be careful and don't speed when raining and be aware of fellow drivers. i'd kick someone in the face for hitting me in any car if they were reckless.
A man that keeps looking back can't see whats in front of him.Comment
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i agree. almost lost a good friend of mine cause he thougth it would be cool to do a burn out from the high school parking lot, slide around a blind corner, and take off.... instead he did a burn out slide around the corner almost hit a bus full of kids and took out a teleophone pole and totaled his s14.Originally posted by stretch JDM View Post
also check your steering colum. almost sounds like the colum is locked in place like when you take the key out and turn the wheel. making a sharp turn like that and wrecking could have broken the pin and locked the colum in place.Comment
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oh yeh and I was drunk lol so all safety was out the window ! what I did was have a look underneath and took the rhf tyre off and can see the thing that holds the wheel hub on is bent on to the springs , none of the tie rods are bent will have a closer look on both sides when i get the chance and post some pics !Comment
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Drinking and Driving.
Not kool man.
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check your axle. could have broken on impact and jammed up keeping the tires from turning back in opposite direction. Car could still drive like this because only one axle turns /makes tractions on our cars.
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Originally posted by Tippey764Originally posted by deevergoteComment
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such is life ! anyway had a pro look at it said he wont fix it on the road but the parts bent are the rhf lower control arm ,steering rack end and tie rod end , and said maybe steering rack needs replacing! I've never done these before but see how we go ! looking for parts atm!Comment
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contact your local JY and see if they got a cb7 . this will be your cheapest way out. good luck.if it was mine i would do the whole front end .
A man that keeps looking back can't see whats in front of him.Comment
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was looking at the service manual and wandering do I have to remove the steering wheel and exhaust header pipe before replacing the steering rack ? any shortcuts ?Comment
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he's not from the US, does Australia have junkyards?Originally posted by stretch JDM View Postcontact your local JY and see if they got a cb7 . this will be your cheapest way out. good luck.if it was mine i would do the whole front end .
I did my rack and pinion back in February and it takes some effort...took me about 6 hrs my first try. But removal of the downpipe is almost required, you won't be able to maneuver the rack out otherwise. You also have to disconnect the universal joint that connects the wheel to the rack, which takes quite a bit of contorting to reach way underneathe near the footwell.Originally posted by cb7000 View Post
You'll also need line wrenches (12, 14, 17mm) to get the hardlines off the rack.
But its pretty straight forward other than that. You should bleed out all the PS fluid to cut down on the mess it'll make, but I guess it'll be kinda difficult since you can't turn the wheel lock to lock.
Search for the DIY on here, I used it and it helps.
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Junkyards ?Over here in aus they're called "Wreckers" full of wrecked 92 accords ( which is a good thing or bad thing ?) one wreckers here is specialised in honda's! Thanks for the help so far I will probably take the whole steering assembly from the wreckers myself so I learn how to remove it from the car as well as the Lower control arm , and tie rod ! I hate doing any old exhaust bolts Im pretty sure they are rusted and my tools arent top of the range so maybe instead , first is it possible to replace the drivers side (RHD) steering rack tie rod and end without removing the whole steering rack! If my theory is right the steering shaft is connected to the rack , connected to a tie rod and then tie rod end then connected to wheel spindle
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