Need urgent help with Miata
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Need urgent help with Miata
So, I went out for a test drive in the Miata, and all is well.... Except the steering. When I rip it one way, the steering is then weighted towards that side. If I rip it the other, it's weighted towards that side.
When I say weighted, I mean if the wheel is dead center it turns towards the side it was just ripped to.
What could this be? I'm busy double-checking everything right now, but I could use some advice.
Also, my tach just stopped working randomly. I was driving along at about 2,000rpms when it just dropped to 0. I thought I had stalled but I realized the engine was still on.
Any help is appreciated, I need to drive this thing tomorrow.
When I say weighted, I mean if the wheel is dead center it turns towards the side it was just ripped to.
What could this be? I'm busy double-checking everything right now, but I could use some advice.
Also, my tach just stopped working randomly. I was driving along at about 2,000rpms when it just dropped to 0. I thought I had stalled but I realized the engine was still on.
Any help is appreciated, I need to drive this thing tomorrow.
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Might be worn steering rack bushings, but since you said you just finished some work, go back and make sure everything is properly torqued. If you changed the ride height, then you need to go get an alignment.
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Also, I just went out and checked and I forgot to put the bolt that holds the wheel rotor clamp thing to the lower control arm, the one that's right below the shock mount. I'm going to go put it back in, but could that have been the cause?
Unlikely, given that when I parked it, all was well.
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Thanks for the help and suggestions guys, I found the problem. Due to my own incompetence I forgot a bolt, which was allowing the wheel rotor to sway a little bit. Fixed now.
But I have a new problem. I mentioned in my origional post that the tach wasn't working, but I just drove it a bit and realized it's not just the tach. The dummy oil pressure and temp gauge aren't working either. But, the speedo and the fuel gauges still work, which leads me to believe it's an electrical issue, is there a fuse for these gauges? Perhaps they all share one wire or something?
But I have a new problem. I mentioned in my origional post that the tach wasn't working, but I just drove it a bit and realized it's not just the tach. The dummy oil pressure and temp gauge aren't working either. But, the speedo and the fuel gauges still work, which leads me to believe it's an electrical issue, is there a fuse for these gauges? Perhaps they all share one wire or something?
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