ronburgandy
Post #1
Got my 6 off ebay unseen last year. Luckily all was good other than the steering feeling heavier than it should. At the time i just thought i needed to man up but having recently driven my brothers hdi (which felt far lighter on its feet) i'm now sure that something isn't right with mine.Having google searched i found this on another forum:
[i]
"had this exact job now a couple times on 306's
i know exactly whats wrong
easy and free to fix
the knuckle joint at the bottom of the column in seized
its inside the car at below the steering wheel
take it right off, drench it in wd40 and work it till its loose
my mate done the exact same as you, new rack, top mounts, balljoints erc etc
was losing the rag with it, and spent a fortune
then i fixed it in 10 mins for free, its realy common fault
but its easy fixed, defo try this before you go puling anything else off
i gaurantee thats whats wrong with it"[/i]
It seemed to do the job for the guy who posted and given its free to do and made out to be easy I'm going to try this on mine as a first port of call.
Can anyone give me a few pointers as checked this site and haynes and no one seems to refer to the part above as a knuckle joint so could someone help me out with some pointers assuming what i've found in italics above is not complete boll*cks.
I've taken a pic of what i think they mean by the knuckle at the bottom of the steering column - could really do with some suggestions on the best means of getting it off to soak in wd40.
Ta'
Posted 18th Mar 2012 at 23:00
but a decent enough guide all the same - will update with how it goes. 
