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Discussion starter · #1 ·
Do I need to visit a dealer to get my steering wheel centred in the neutral position.

I have to have the wheel turned to the left very slightly in order to drive straight. Is this more to do with wheel alignment or does the steering wheel have any adjustment.

Many Thanks
 
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It's not a difficult fix. If the steering wheel is slightly to the left then you need to turn the road wheels to the left also . Do this by unscrewing the right hand tie rod from the tie rod end and screwing in the left hand side a corresponding amount, this will keep the tracking aligned (vice-versa if wheel is to the right). You don't need to remove the tie rod ends just slacken the lock nuts and adjust. As a guide half a turn of the tie rod will equal about 20degrees of the steering wheel. :thumbleft:
 
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as Richard said not a difficult job....

if your not confident most garages should be able to adjust tracking.. personally I would get it done by someone with the proper alignment kit..
 
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Go get your tracking done, chances are that the reason the wheel is off-centre is that the tracking is out of alignment anyway. As part of the alignment they will make sure your wheel is straight (if you ask them)
 
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Had it laser aligned today at the stealers, the steering wheel is better but still not straight will have to give them a call tomorrow and see what they say.

I remember reading another post of someone having similar issues, they took the vehicle back several times but the stealers refused to admit until they found another set of parameters from Nissan.

Cant find the thread now can anyone help
 
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Two of the four Navara's I have had have suffered from this too! My first one the dealer fixed it (not sure what they did, they said the took the steering wheel off but I have my doubts!) My present one I did myself, the same way as richard56 mentioned above, it's perfect now :thumbleft:
 
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I'll have to investigate, seems pretty easy to do if I adjust each side evenly then it wont affect the tracking will it?

If my road wheels need turning to the right what way do I need to adjust things?
 
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I was told its a specialist job.....
My friends navara did this and he had to take it to Preston to a specalist. Something to do with getting it perfect with the rears? Dealership said they could not really get it perfect due to needing fancy equipment and told him to go to the specalis in preston. Will try and find out why
 
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Fixed mine today hopefully gotta do the final road test yet as I didn't get time today. I adjusted 1/4 of a turn to start with, which wasn't quite enough after a road test. So I adjusted another 1/4 of a turn each side. As I have adjusted both im hoping this will not affect my tracking. Correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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I would strongly recommend to have it checked on a proper computer alignment (not just laser tracking) and check all 14 different angles (Camber,caster,trust angle etc...) as turning the track-rod end without machine can alter the wheel-alignment altogether effecting your tyre wear and your car's handling. Don't play with it yourself, find a specialist with a proper machine (like Hunter, see http://www.alignmycar.co.uk/)
 
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Well it seems since I had my tracking done at my dealer the ESP light has been on. I've had other issues with the front discs and pads and assumed that was causing the ESP light to come on.

Tackled the brakes over the weekend. Pretty easy job really. However ESP light still on. I asked my local garage to plugs his computer in to read the fault code if any, and it showed......

C1143 Steering wheel sensor circuit fault.

Seems the dealer should of reset the steering wheel neutral position on the computer. What's the betting they didn't.

I best be calling them tomorrow.
 

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IF the steering wheel is not straight when driving then the esp will think your constantly turning and eventually show a fault.
If your having trouble getting the steering right then check the back axle is straight as well and the car is not crabbing, this can be checked to by measuring between a point on the back axle/wheel to a point on the chassis/front wheel and making sure its the same on both sides but you will have to be pretty accurate, better to have specialist do it
 
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Have exactly the same problem, interesting to read it could be difficult to solve as it might involve the whole alignment of both front and back axles. I do agree you need the real experts to see to it. In my case though, I don't think it is a serious cause for concern as there is absolutely no sign of the usual wear pattern on the tyres caused by mis-alignment after over 30 000 km's since the time it started. I know my wife's VW has to be specially done on sophisticated equipment and they do an excellent job and get the steering wheel to be dead centre.
 
Discussion starter · #16 ·
I do not understand all these comments.

Tracking and alignment was professionally done and checked every angle by main dealer.

Steering wheel was still off centre and Esp light came on, on my way home.

Adjusted track rod ends just under 1/2 a turn either side. I was very precise about this.

Checked DTC codes which showed C1143.

Returned to dealer to have the steering angle sensor reset and calibrated. He also said it should of been done at time of alignment.

Problems all sorted.
 
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If you adjusted the tracking yourself, after the dealer had done it, maybe they had reset the steering sensor... so it would have been reset with your steering wheel on the wonk.

So once you adjusted the tracking yourself (to get the wheel straight) your sensor will now think you're driving slightly right all the time (even though you're not) - hence the fault code
 
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