Mock Tender
Adventurer
Hopefully, it was just my new FG- but, thought it might be something for the newer FG owners to look at.
When I got my 2015, it was delivered to me from the Canter Port Facility in California. I was told that all the recalls and pre-delivery inspections would be done before delivery. Well, none of the recalls were done and I also found that the axle was not firmly attached.
The steering wheel was a about 15 degrees off to the left. When I had it serviced, they centered the wheel. Took my wife out to practice with the new beast in a mostly empty parking lot. When making a hard right turn, right up against the stops, we heard a loud enough, dull pop. We were able to recreate the noise two more times, before I realized that the steering wheel was now 15 degrees off to the right. Just out of curiosity, I did a hard turn to the left and the wheel wound up back at a 15 degrees off to the left. Back to the shop and they found that the axle mounts were loose. So now they are tightened and I have an alignment scheduled for when I get back to the US.
I drove for almost 200 miles before finding this problem out. During that time there were no suspicious sounds, vibrations (at least for an FG) or pull to the left or right (when letting go of the wheel).
So I might recommend noting exactly where your steering wheel sits in neutral and then give it a hard slow turn back to neutral and see where the steering wheel ends up.
Mark
When I got my 2015, it was delivered to me from the Canter Port Facility in California. I was told that all the recalls and pre-delivery inspections would be done before delivery. Well, none of the recalls were done and I also found that the axle was not firmly attached.
The steering wheel was a about 15 degrees off to the left. When I had it serviced, they centered the wheel. Took my wife out to practice with the new beast in a mostly empty parking lot. When making a hard right turn, right up against the stops, we heard a loud enough, dull pop. We were able to recreate the noise two more times, before I realized that the steering wheel was now 15 degrees off to the right. Just out of curiosity, I did a hard turn to the left and the wheel wound up back at a 15 degrees off to the left. Back to the shop and they found that the axle mounts were loose. So now they are tightened and I have an alignment scheduled for when I get back to the US.
I drove for almost 200 miles before finding this problem out. During that time there were no suspicious sounds, vibrations (at least for an FG) or pull to the left or right (when letting go of the wheel).
So I might recommend noting exactly where your steering wheel sits in neutral and then give it a hard slow turn back to neutral and see where the steering wheel ends up.
Mark
