MistaARMADA said:
well on both of my trucks i had to replace the coumn like i said i did, brake warping would mess with the steering it would just mess up the pads and shoes, the problem is that the bearing that is held inside the column is becoming loose so they replace it and tighten it so that it dosnt do it again so in short just take it to the dealer leave it there for a couple of hours and when u get it back ull have a brand new column
Trying to break this down into sentences. Let me know if I have it correct so I am understanding you correctly.
Well, on both trucks, I had to replace the column.
Like I said, I did.
Brake warping would mess with the steering. (Think you meant to say wouldn't here)
It would just mess up the pads and shoes.
The problem is that eh bearing that is held inside the column is becoming loose, so they replace it and tighten it so ti doesn't do it again.
So in short, just take it to the dealer......
The original thread you said you had problems when braking, not at other times. This would point to a problem occurring with the brakes that affects the steering. Otherwise you would have problems when not braking as well.
Warped brake rotors cause the steering wheel to shake when braking as well as the brake petal pulses. Kind a feels like your tires are oval instead of round.
Alignment will make the wheel shake all the time, but it can be more pronounced when braking. The brakes don't pulse like they do with warped rotors as they are being applied evenly.
A loose steering column would feel like there was play in the steering. However, I don't see how that would be possible because it is keyed and solid parts only. Usually when you have play in the steering, its due to wear in the rack, etc.
Not sure why your dealer replaced your column. Never heard of one ever being replaced, ever, on any car, let alone two. They are built pretty bullet proof because failure is unacceptable.
Dealers don't keep columns on hand as spares because there is very little need. Did you see them replace them or just drop it off for repairs? The dealer may have just cut your rotors and wrote down column replacement/repair to charge more hours for warranty work, basically ripping off Nissan.
Just a theory, but I can't figure out why you would replace a column. We used an original column in a '64 GTO restoration we did on a car that had been driven for 250K miles and sat parked outside for 10 years. Column was fine.
