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Re: Curious steering question.

To: "J. Michael Roach" <mroach@socketis.net>
Subject: Re: Curious steering question.
From: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 11:34:19 -0400 (EDT)
could be your kingpins. Try giving all of the nibs a good greasing. When 
you have the front jacked up, you should be able to freely turn the 
wheels (with the key in the ignition) from side to side. 

Chris

On Tue, 5 Sep 1995, J. Michael Roach wrote:

> Thanks for all the good comments about the handling.  This has inspired 
>another question with which I hope you all can help.
> 
> My daily driver is a '90 Mitsubishi Galant.  If you've ever driven one of 
>these, you're probably aware of wonderful road feel and peppy handling of this 
>sedan.  However, I assumed the responsiveness of the steering in an MG would 
>surpass this.  The particular problem I'm having:  the steering in my '75 
>Midget does not self center in the turns.
> 
> When I complained to a friend that my car didn't have self-centering 
>steering, he said, "Not to worry; your car has a self-centered driver!"  
>Although amusing, it doesn't help the situation.
> 
> Should the steering tend to straight, or is this "feature" typical of the 
>MGs?  If it should, what could be the problem and thus, how can I fix it?
> 
> j. michael
> 

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