steering

hi guys hoping you can give me a bit of advice here i bought a 02 tdi sport ibiza private and the steering was a bit tight some times i was told it was the steering rack and thought no prob ill get one from the breakers and throw it in. but now im told it could be the pump the electric motor or...

Hi everyone! I am a proud new owner of a Ibiza cupra tdi and am very happy with my new car. I have found this site a great help and eveyone is very friendly! I have a small problem with my car that I didn't notice when I test drove it and hope someone can point me in the rite defection. When...

same as title says, when the car is at a stand still and i turn the steering wheel my boost/vacuum gauge nedle moves higher, and also when i press the brake pedal and release the pedal it dose the same the nedle moves, can any one confirm this happens to them as well or is it just me and i got a...

hi can anyone tell me how to open the power steering cap (its flat) on a leon cupra 2001??? i feel very dumb lol:D

I've got a horrible problem with my steering. Had to drive it home real slow and park it up now. It occasionally knocks and then jams solid either right hand or left hand steer - almost as if something is jamming in the rack (something lose?). Just backing-off the steering one way and trying...

Hi guys I've had my Cupra for a couple of weeks now and it will be requiring the 50,000 mile service (and probably Cam belt change as its 5 years old) within the next 2-3 months. I had the car inspected when buying and the only things that came up on it were: Rocker cover gasket needs...

Any known faults with the power steering? '06 55 plate Cordoba (essentially an Ibiza, but nobody really visits the Cordoba secton) Got the car at the weekend, drove it home, left it on the drive until today. 1.9 TDi 130 SE Got up this morning to go up to the Borders for a few days and as I was...

Has anyone had noisy power steering at all?, when I turn the car left to right slowly or when the car is still it makes some weird noises :shrug:

Hey, i had a good search of the site and found no threads on installing a cd player under the steering wheel so i thought id have a go without one and make a guide myself :). Heres a pic of it installed... Things you need.. Wire strippers or a stanley knife. some wire the same thickness as...

Evening all Ive done a search and couldnt find anything that relates to mine specifically, so i thought i might test your brains :p Basically when moving steering left or right when driving it feels loose and very spongy and you can feel a slight knock, through the steering and also hear it...

how easy is it to remove a steering column so i can replace a totally s*aged ignition as i dont thing it will come off any help would be a life safer

Has anybody fitted the above to their Cupra (or any other motors)? I love the way the wheel looks, seen it in a few mkII Golfs etc.. But a little worried about how it will affect the driving (it being so small etc)

Hi guys, could someone please confirm for me if this power steering pump will fit my 8valve ibiza gti http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/Volkswagen/Golf/A1_Cardone/Power_Steering_Pump/19931997/A120355.html?tlc=Brakes%2C+Suspension+%26+Steering Any help would be great, Thanks H

Evening all My black leather steering wheel on my LCR 225 has faded red on the perforated leather sides. Without buying a new one (and bankrupting myself) is it possible to re-dye or get somewhere to make it look new again? I know this is a common LCR problem, but can't find much info on...

Can i fit one to my 2.0 tdi?? i have the standard stereo and wheel.....

Ive got a double din fascia and a single din converter. When I fit a single din unit can I keep my steering wheel controls? Thanks

Are you able to take this off and put back on?? Its the one that goes from the inside of the car to the outside. Reason Im asking is that I was an idiot when I was doing my pedal box and dropped a nut down when I was disconnecting the steering column. Thanks.

At idle and stationery, if i turn the wheels either way, I get a horrible grinding noise. Also at idle there is a vibration noise from area of the drive belt. Power steering pump most likely cause?

Hi Guys just bought a new car (well new to me) it's a 2007 Altea XL 1.6 One thing I'm not to fussed on is the steering wheel, feels a bit cheap and nasty in the plastic finish How easy is it to change this to a leather type, while I'm at it i would like to add the CD/Radio controls to the...

Hi Guys, I'm hopefully getting my '55 reg FR this sunday...can't remember if it has on-wheel audio controls or not, can anyone shed any light if they come with these? I'm going to try and get all the adapters etc for an install assembled so I can get it in there straight off, already got...