RMF

Hi Folks,

I've been having a problem with my MK 1 zetec for the last couple of weeks and I hope that someone can help me out. I'll try to explain it as clearly as I can so here goes.

A couple of weeks back I was going around a tight corner in a car park in the snow. On my way around I lost control of the car for a second and slid into the kerb with my right front wheel. I couldn't have been going any faster that 5 or 6 miles an hour tops. At the last second I steered into the kerb and mounted the pavement slightly. Ever since then my steering has felt very light. On top of that I feel that I have to turn the wheel a lot more now to get the car to turn around. On full lock my turning circle is the same as before I'm 100% sure of it but to get to full lock I need to turn the wheel a lot more than I used to if that's possible. I don't think that I'm imagining that part of it but you never know, maybe it just feels that way because the steering is so light now.

I don't know anything technical about cars but I've had a look at and around the wheel and theres no obvious damage, my power steering fluid hasn't gone down so I'm sure that it's not been leaking. Could I have done some damage to the car in this minor accident that caused the steering to go so light? I don't really feel too safe driving it like this so any help or advice would be greatly appreciated before I take it into the garage to have them take a look at it.

Thanks in advance,

Ronnie

kieronescort

jack it up and take wheel offand look to see if the track rod arms are bent and the steering arms on the rack. when your driving will it pull to one side?

RMF

No, no pulling to one side. I'll jack it up tomorrow and have a look and see if anhythings bent. Thanks for the reply.