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Frankconf
 


Member Since: 01 Sep 2017
Location: Sunshine Coast qld
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Australia 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3
Lower steering column woes

Hi all,

I spent the day replacing my lower steering column today. Finally got it in (what a job) but now, The steering is off by about ep degrees and this is throwing up all kinds of errors.

Is there a easy way to fix this or do I have to dismantle the whole column again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks all

Frank
  
Post #231276528th Oct 2022 9:37 am
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rrhool
 


Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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United Kingdom 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Zermatt SilverDiscovery 3

Your steering angle sensor is upset, because the wheel is not straight, but the car drives straight, it upsets the whole thing!
It's important to lock the steering wheel in the right place before you start doing the lower column. It's also important not to spin the steering wheel while it's disconnected, or you'll screw up the clockspring (the device that connects all the steering wheel functions to the car through a rotating joint)
Yes, you will probably need to take it apart and do it again, hopefully you can find the original position for the wheel, and hope it's not one whole turn out!
 Richard


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Post #231276828th Oct 2022 9:56 am
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Frankconf
 


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Shouldn’t be a whole turn out but can’t understand the change.

Thanks Richard
  
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OvalAutos
 


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Are you sure you ordered the correct one? If you have a LHD column, then this will throw it out.
 Joe  
Post #231277428th Oct 2022 10:44 am
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Frankconf
 


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Ahhhh that explains it! The thread was on the wrong side of the shaft. Can I not make that one work? It was such a pig of a job getting it in ☹️
  
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