10-20-2021, 04:14 PM | #1 |
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Steering Recenter Issue
I was informed by my shop that "after putting the wheels on and getting alignment at slower speeds it feels a little funky in the steering. Nothing crazy but just as a precaution I reset all the steering angles and everything. It should get better once you put some miles on it, just lmk what you think when you get back in the car".
I been away at college, but my dad picked up the car this morning and he stated that when driving, the steering wheel took longer to recenter and needed to be manually turned back to straight now. I am running stickier tires (Michelin Pilot Super Sports) but dropped down to 245/265 (oem spec). The wheels are also, M2 specs: Vorsteiner V-FF 108 carbon graphite 19" (front) 19x9.5, 22 offset, (rear) 19x10.5, 34 offset. As well, I just had a alignment done after the wheels were put on. I'm not sure why this is happening but if anyone knows why this is please let me know so I can have the shop fix the issue ! Thanks, Shane |
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I have no idea why changing wheels and getting an alignment would affect the steering wheel returning to center?
Please look at the following thread and read the first post and then my post which is the last one, maybe they adjusted by mistake the steering rack bolt? Only thing I can think of that could affect the steering wheel returning to center. https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...1637057&page=8
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update : alignment was redone, but was not the issue causing the stiff turning.
after further examination, the shop had found out that my steering rack had to be completely replaced the car is working fine now and feels normal again |
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Perhaps the alignment was incorrectly done. Too much toe-in would cause the wheel not to return to center.
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Interested in knowing what the reasoning was. You just had diff wheels/tires put on and the steering won't return to center? Things aren't adding up. Returning to center isn't the function of the steering rack, its in the geometry of the vehicle and the state of the alignment.
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Sounds like too much toe-in to me, but then again I didn't inspect and drive the vehicle so I can only tell from the symptoms.
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It's possible they removed caster when doing the wheel alignment or as I've done in the past when trying to remove steering wheel play, adjusted the steering rack pinion and went a little too tight. As it's fixed, the new steering rack would have the correct amount of pinion backlash.
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Though it looks like the origin of this thread is from last year, there is relevant information to leave here.
Steering center (aka return to center) is affected by many things but the relevant ones are 1) Wheels/tires - Changing wheel offsets affects scrub radius which influences many aspects of suspension, chief of which is return to center. Additionally, wider tires can make the center more numb and cause the car to wander due to their added leverage and rolling resistance. Though these affects are minor, they are worth noting. 2) Alignment - There are many aspects of alignment that can affect steering center (and pull) but toe is generally not one of them. Toe influences the severity of other problems that cause pulling or return to center, but toe itself does not directly affect either of those aspects. That said, toe in generally helps the influence the suspension back to center and can have a reducing affect on alignment related pulls. Toe out can cause the car to dart around and be little more unruly as well as increase the prevalence of other alignment related pulling. 3) Steering Rack - All modern BMWs use electric power steering (EPS). The EPS has a HUGE effect on all aspects of steering and handling in these cars. First off there is a steering angle sensor that tells every module in the car where you a pointing the steering wheel. Then you have torque sensors (both input from steering and input from external road forces) that measure input from both sides of the rack that vary the amount of type of assistance. Lastly, the steering rack as torque tables that are unique to that car which are calibrated upon fitting a new steering rack to a car. As a side note, there is an update for the EPS in cars build before 01/18 (possibly later as well) that helps with steering center and overall assist feel. In fact, that first thing I did to my car was update the DSC, EPS, and rear differential which had a noticeable positive affect on handling. Overall there are even more aspects that affect steering on newer vehicles than older one but the three aspects above are the most noteworthy. |
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it was fixed, it was something with the steering rack. I think a bolt needed to be fixed or something was loose. I forgot tbh it was awhile ago
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