i have a vzn130 surf. has a lokka in the front and 33inch tyres. sometimes when in 4wd ill be trying to turn and the steering seems to lock. not like there is some thing stoping the wheels turning but like gears in the stearing box arnt meshing or something. to fix it i have to put the cluch in and rev it up and try again or back off. its quite annoying when on a gravel track and you have to slam on the breaks cos you cant make it round a corner. also happens alot in rivers with rough bottoms. is this just cos of the lokka? is it something i have to get used to or could it be the steering box or something. i havent changed the powersteering fluid since i got the truck a year ago, am i ment to? if so how do i do this?
Cheers Pete
steering problem
Mine has been known to play up like that. I,ve found that it is all cool if flat and level, but if any flex is happening one way (can't remeber which way) she goes into super heavy steer mode. And I mean it is really heavy, like both hands reefing down on steering wheel. Feels like you are trying to push the tyres through the gaurds (and that is quite likely on my wreck). The only thing left on my list to check is the steering box. Although it only stsrted doing it when the locker went in. I can,t see how the locker affects the weight of the steering (although it definatly affects the amount of turning circle you can pull).
Ugly is a state of mind..... and the state of my truck!
yea its just weird that its so violent. like it good then you really cant keep turning it at all. the lokka is definately working properly (unlocking as it should). should i be trying to drive through it? i imagine if it happend to all people with front lokkas i would have heard about it by now. it mainly happens when going slow too... sometimes it it starts when im going slow if i stop and keep trying to turn it without letting off the pressure it stays "stuck"
Cheers Pete
Cheers Pete
Hi
I have a lock right in the front of my truck and it does the same thing. It started when the lockright was fitted. Very have to explain but it not fun waiting for it to unlock going down hill on a high track and trying to get around a corner.
I like the lockright in the mud and rivers.
My theory is that the while turning a corner, until it unlocks the front wheels are trying to travel the same distance around the corner and are fighting which makes the steering hard to turn, When the unlock happens the steering becomes easier. A lockright is locked all the time and unlocks when it has to....
I have a lock right in the front of my truck and it does the same thing. It started when the lockright was fitted. Very have to explain but it not fun waiting for it to unlock going down hill on a high track and trying to get around a corner.
I like the lockright in the mud and rivers.
My theory is that the while turning a corner, until it unlocks the front wheels are trying to travel the same distance around the corner and are fighting which makes the steering hard to turn, When the unlock happens the steering becomes easier. A lockright is locked all the time and unlocks when it has to....
