Adjusting the steering wheel free play (Opel Frontera A)

When the engine is running, the steering wheel should move to the right and left by 10 - 30 mm. If the play is greater than specified, you must adjust the steering yourself or take the car to a car repair shop. When adjusting it yourself, you should keep in mind that this work is related to the safety of using the car.

1. Check the steering wheel for freedom of movement. To do this, it is moved up and down and turned from side to side. Excessive play is not necessarily a result of improper steering wheel adjustment.

2. The need to apply increased force to turn the steering wheel, jerky turning or a tendency to turn in one particular direction can be eliminated by adjustment.



3. Set the steering wheel to the center position as described above.



4. Loosen the lock nut of the adjusting screw at the end of the steering shaft (arrow on the illustration) and turn the screw to the right to reduce the play. To increase the clearance, the screw is turned in the opposite direction.



5. While holding the adjusting screw, tighten the lock nut to 41 Nm.

6. Turn the steering wheel from one extreme position to the other. There should be no jamming.