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Hi guys,

I took off my steering wheel today to remove my steering mounted cd player controls for another member.

I didn't quite line up the steering wheel 100% true with the wheels, as such its at an angle when travelling straight. I've noticed the steering is quite notchy, would shake randomly (especially over bumps) and not smooth, so I re-centered the wheel, but the problem is still there.

While the steering wheel was off and the car was turned off (with battery disconnected), I did move the steering from side to side to locate the centre (from full lock to full lock) for the clock spring.

Are there any other reasons this may have occurred, and if not, any problems I may encounter (needing to reset etc..)

Cheers,

Sean

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Hey guys,

I managed to fix the shuddering, think it was related to the steering being turned and the Synchro switch on when reconnecting the battery. Let the ECU drain power, realigned steering wheel and problem solved.

However,

My horn still won't work. I can't quite figure out how it works on this car, can anyone shed some light? I've had a look at the mechanism underneath but can't spot anything wrong.

Cheers,

Sean

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I just changed the S/wheel on the 25G. There are two connectors, one for the Air Bag and one for the horn. You cant mix them caus they are different. I dont know what an M35 has, if thats what you have.

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Hey guys,

I managed to fix the shuddering, think it was related to the steering being turned and the Synchro switch on when reconnecting the battery. Let the ECU drain power, realigned steering wheel and problem solved.

However,

My horn still won't work. I can't quite figure out how it works on this car, can anyone shed some light? I've had a look at the mechanism underneath but can't spot anything wrong.

Cheers,

Sean

Re; horn. Something silly like a blown fuse?

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Andy,

The earth was part of the plug used on the stereo controls. Pulled the steering wheel off to re center it, but couldn't find an earth strap/cable anywhere.

I suppose I can earth off the pin that the plug used, but that's a bit dodgy - where does the cable usually originate from?

Sean

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