Loose steering

Tiny
JACK BURTON
  • MEMBER
  • 2005 HYUNDAI GETZ
  • 1.4L
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 100,000 MILES
My steering went loose one morning and I took it to the mechanics and they looked underneath the car thoroughly and could not find any problems. I remembered today that the night before I had parked the car and there was a bit of turn on the wheel. As I got out the car I knocked the wheel and it turned about thirty degrees and there was a small click, but I thought nothing of it. Next time I drove it was when the steering was light. Any ideas of what that click may have been?
Thursday, January 12th, 2017 AT 4:25 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
  • MECHANIC
  • 13,465 POSTS
The click was likely the steering wheel lock clicking in. As for what would make it suddenly feel loose, That car has a pretty basic rack and pinion set-up. Steering main shaft to an intermediate to the U-joint into the rack. Should not feel like heavy steering. I looked at the FSM and do not really see anything that would not show up as a problem when they looked at it.
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017 AT 9:34 AM

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