Manitou M50-4:
Steering Locks

anyone come across the steering locking up in one direction only fine in the other direction
  • Posted 10 Sep 2015 21:25
  • Discussion started by johaanmikiel
  • east lothian, United Kingdom
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Stops are adjusted correctly, it was the first thing I checked. I have come across that before when serving in the forces a HGV locked steering and the stop on one side had been sheared off.
  • Posted 17 Mar 2016 20:37
  • Reply by johaanmikiel
  • east lothian, United Kingdom
Tyres were worn and the vehicle was being driven around in a concreted yard as opposed to soft ground, but after fitting new tyres fault still persists.
  • Posted 17 Mar 2016 20:34
  • Reply by johaanmikiel
  • east lothian, United Kingdom
are the stops correctly adjusted on the axle. could be the issue
  • Posted 16 Mar 2016 04:42
  • Reply by kevin_k
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
We had this same problem on our M50-4. We got the dealer out, he couldn't find anything wrong other than the steer tires were bald. We got the tires replaced, and never had the problem again. Strange but true. The bald tires must have been putting more drag/resistance on the steering system than it was designed to handle.
  • Posted 16 Mar 2016 02:59
  • Reply by Shadow
  • Alberta, Canada

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