I have owned my 100 series from new - nearly 18 years and 122K miles - and used to it handling as if on rails even at high speed. I could drive it like a sports car with confidence.
Over the last few thousand however miles the steering/handling has felt progressively less positive and less connected to the road, especially on bends, with less feel and feedback through the steering wheel. Now it often does not feel entirely safe, often needing small steering corrections and very jittery on rough surfaces and under braking as if the front wheels are being pulled left and right.
The AHC fluid has been changed and suspension appears to be fine although slightly lower on the front nearside by a centimetre or so. The wheel alignment was recently adjusted and is now perfect and will run as straight as an arrow on smooth roads. I would not rule out a suspension issue however.
So the question is - what could be the cause of the progressive handling deterioration and what can be done about it?
I have read here and elsewhere that adjusting the steering box - which has never been adjusted before - might help.
Thanks.
Over the last few thousand however miles the steering/handling has felt progressively less positive and less connected to the road, especially on bends, with less feel and feedback through the steering wheel. Now it often does not feel entirely safe, often needing small steering corrections and very jittery on rough surfaces and under braking as if the front wheels are being pulled left and right.
The AHC fluid has been changed and suspension appears to be fine although slightly lower on the front nearside by a centimetre or so. The wheel alignment was recently adjusted and is now perfect and will run as straight as an arrow on smooth roads. I would not rule out a suspension issue however.
So the question is - what could be the cause of the progressive handling deterioration and what can be done about it?
I have read here and elsewhere that adjusting the steering box - which has never been adjusted before - might help.
Thanks.
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