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22nd March 2016, 06:27 PM
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Steering shaft twisted?
Hi all. The other day I hit a large, heavy dog. The front tyres were locked up when I hit it and it hit the driver's side front tyre. Now my steering wheel is a quarter turn out. We've checked all the rods and arms in front of the diff several times and can't find any of them bent - besides, the tyre hit the dog, not a steel component. Based on all this, I assume my steering column shaft is twisted. Would you agree with this? Secondly, can it be safely straightened? How? Has anyone had/got experience with this situation? Thanks in advance. Deevo.
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22nd March 2016 06:27 PM
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22nd March 2016, 07:24 PM
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Patrol God
Check the rubber flex join in the steering rod.. it may have tawn
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22nd March 2016, 07:31 PM
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Legendary
Probably not twisted steering column, more likely a torn rubber like westy said or maybe a bent draglink.
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22nd March 2016, 07:32 PM
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How was the dog. ... not good i gather.
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22nd March 2016, 08:25 PM
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Never seen or heard of a 'twisted' steering shaft myself but possible I spose.
If you can't visually spot a torn bush, bent tie rod or steering arm then take it for a wheel alignment check, cost is bugger all and they will soon pick up if something is fubar
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22nd March 2016, 10:15 PM
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Not sure. By the time I got out of the car it was bolting down the road, flat chat (which is how it ran in front of me) with 3 guys in a Hyundai Excel chasing it. It must have sustained some pretty bad injuries though.
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23rd March 2016, 01:44 AM
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Legendary
Am I hallucinating or your steering shaft got damaged by hitting a dog that even managed to run away with few injuries, while your vehicle also sustained significant "injuries" to the steering system by hitting a "dog"??!!!
And this was a Nissan Patrol?
What am I missing here??!!
Are we talking about a 'colloquial dog', not a real dog here???!! 
Last edited by dom14; 23rd March 2016 at 02:34 AM.
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23rd March 2016, 04:27 AM
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Maybe the pitman arms bent ??
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24th March 2016, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by
Robo
Maybe the pitman arms bent ??
i reckon the steering shaft damage was caused by hitting something else while trying to avoid hitting the dog.
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29th March 2016, 10:49 AM
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Patrol God
So I saw on fb last night a steering box output shaft of a gq snapped..
Never seen it before but there was a few comments of people who have had it happen to them..
Hopefully it wasn't the OP.
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