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Hi, it seems that there is some excess play in my steering (964 C4). When driving on the motorway this windy weekend, it was very scary as when correcting from cross-winds and dips on the motorway, it means it's too easy to over-correct with scary consequences. Plus it also means you've the steering wheel straight, but the play allows the wheels to move that little bit. Its fine under 70/80 mph, any faster and it's not nice, and I mean really really not nice.

It's totally fine on A and B roads, mainly I suppose 'cos the steering wheel is being used beyond the excess play, if you know what I mean.

Could it be the bushes? Any advice/help/knowledge would be much appreciated before I take the car to a specialist etc.

cheers.
 
is it definitely play and not just the wind?.. mine is a bit scary in strong cross winds, but i think its the lack of weight on the front end makes it extra susceptible compared with a front engined car
is there any free play if you are stationary?..
 
Or is it the alignment? When my alignment was out it was most obvious on motorways. It was very easy to correct a little and the car would correct a lot. It was also wrong on A roads but much less noticable.
 
There are many reasons the car may do this from alihnment to worn dampers. It could also be the lower wishbone bushes, or it could be the steering tie rods. These have a lot of rubber in them and this perishes over age and may be worth a look at.

Couple of pics of the part. It's the upper part in the first pic, the second pic is of a cutaway of the part.

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Thanks for the info & pics dudes. Always handy to be armed with some knowledge before taking the car to be looked at.
 
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