Hitting the steering rack limit

[MiamiBlue]

Not a fault (I don't think?!), but has anyone noticed when you reach the limit of the steering rack (full lock turn for parking etc) it's a sudden clonk, rather than a soft damped stop?

 

[Jinba ittai]

Yup, this is a thing.

 

[Enut]

Yes, worried me too but I think it's normal.

 

[sonor8s]

The Ackerman compensation at full turn is way off, too. I can feel the tires dragging like no other car I have owned.

 

[cryptovince]

Good to hear that it's normal. I've been worried about that too . It's a very loud clonk.

 

[DeltaTL6]

The more pronounced issue is the tire skipping while rolling at full lock, like when backing out of a driveway. It's as if the tires are running over a bunch of pebbles. Think it's part of the same problem. Anyone else experiencing that?

 

[sonor8s]

The more pronounced issue is the tire skipping while rolling at full lock, like when backing out of a driveway. It's as if the tires are running over a bunch of pebbles. Think it's part of the same problem. Anyone else experiencing that?

My comments about the Ackerman compensation being off were based on my experience backing out of my driveway every morning. I assume the suspension/turning geometry was optimized for higher speeds. I can live with that.

 

[allenyao09]

The more pronounced issue is the tire skipping while rolling at full lock, like when backing out of a driveway. It's as if the tires are running over a bunch of pebbles. Think it's part of the same problem. Anyone else experiencing that?

This is normal for Emira unfortunately

 

[Orchardbike]

This is normal for Emira unfortunately

It was exactly the same with my Evora 400

 

[Nick Sticks]

Not a fault (I don't think?!), but has anyone noticed when you reach the limit of the steering rack (full lock turn for parking etc) it's a sudden clonk, rather than a soft damped stop?

When was your car built, is it an earlyish one?
When I test drove two Emiras back in January 2024 they both had the steering clunk at the limits.
However my November 2023 build car doesn't have this at all.
I assumed Lotus had changed something.

 

[MiamiBlue]

When was your car built, is it an earlyish one?
When I test drove two Emiras back in January 2024 they both had the steering clunk at the limits.
However my November 2023 build car doesn't have this at all.
I assumed Lotus had changed something.

Registered October 23, but it's a UK car that would have been built in the initial run (they over produced RHD cars having over estimated demand, and they've been providing 'new' cars from this pool of stored cars).

You could be right that they've changed something at the factory. But if every car does it accept yours... Then that would worry me more.

Perhaps anyone else can comment that theirs doesn't do it?

 

[Beachbum]

I dont get a clunk/clonk, but I do get a groaning noise, when I go from hard lock to starting to straighten up, after I have reversed out of the driveway
From previous threads, I think this is also a feature installed by Lotus

 

[Tobiasz17azs]

Full lock clunk / normal ?

 

[cryptovince]

Full lock clunk / normal ?

Very similar to how mine sounds. Mine has more of a metallic ringing to it as well. I had my stock steering wheel changed out for a GRP custom wheel, which also uses an OEM core. I don't think that should make any difference to the sound whatsoever, but I just wanted to mention that just in case, since the sound does emanate through the steering column.

 

[Tobiasz17azs]

Very similar to how mine sounds. Mine has more of a metallic ringing to it as well. I had my stock steering wheel changed out for a GRP custom wheel, which also uses an OEM core. I don't think that should make any difference to the sound whatsoever, but I just wanted to mention that just in case, since the sound does emanate through the steering column.

This is something i was able to find here :
“ I have the clunk on full steering lock. I brought it back to Gator and inquired about it, and Owen in service was amazing. Immediately put the car on the lift and confirmed the clunk is the spring moving in its housing, lotus added a rubber boot to prevent this on newer cars, and my car actually already had it.”

That's someone who's got this as well.