Loose Part Behind Steering Wheel

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by keymusic, Jan 14, 2017.

  1. keymusic

    keymusic Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2011
    205
    111
    0
    Location:
    Southern California
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    #1 keymusic, Jan 14, 2017
    Last edited: Jan 14, 2017
  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    111,177
    50,607
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    my car has a loose nut in front of the wheel.
     
    #2 bisco, Jan 14, 2017
    kithmo, goldfinger, krmcg and 1 other person like this.
  3. keymusic

    keymusic Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2011
    205
    111
    0
    Location:
    Southern California
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    Funny
     
    #3 keymusic, Jan 14, 2017
    Rpowers47 likes this.
  4. alanclarkeau

    alanclarkeau Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 24, 2016
    7,045
    7,588
    0
    Location:
    near Brisbane, Australia
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    It's the mounting for the 2 wands, and if you feel/look below to where it goes, it's quite long.

    It needs to enable the steering wheel to whirl round and round within it. It also needs to move up and down separate to the solid dashboard to adjust the up/down angle and in/out position of the wheel. So quite a fair few things happening there, it can't be attached hard to the dashboard (or the wheel obviously) - I couldn't see quickly what it attaches to, but I'd guess it would need to be flexible.

    Nor was I going to try adjusting my wheel up/down or in/out because it took a while to find the RIGHT position for me - but try adjusting the wheel position and let us know if it moves more still.

    I don't have access to another car to check, but I'd be surprised if any cars mount that piece solidly. Have a look at another make/model of car to see how they approach the issue.
     
    #4 alanclarkeau, Jan 15, 2017
  5. keymusic

    keymusic Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2011
    205
    111
    0
    Location:
    Southern California
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    Yes it's still loose regardless of the position of the steering wheel. My son has the same car and his isn't loose. So I was checking with others before I take it to the dealer.
     
    #5 keymusic, Jan 15, 2017
  6. alanclarkeau

    alanclarkeau Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 24, 2016
    7,045
    7,588
    0
    Location:
    near Brisbane, Australia
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    Mine is more or less the same as yours.
     
    #6 alanclarkeau, Jan 15, 2017
    keymusic likes this.
  7. alanclarkeau

    alanclarkeau Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 24, 2016
    7,045
    7,588
    0
    Location:
    near Brisbane, Australia
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    ... except the wheel is on the RIGHT side ...
     
    #7 alanclarkeau, Jan 15, 2017
    keymusic and bisco like this.
  8. RCO

    RCO Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2016
    3,709
    5,185
    0
    Location:
    Cornwall
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    Better than any loose nut behind it though! :barefoot:
     
    #8 RCO, Jan 15, 2017
    kithmo, keymusic and bisco like this.
  9. ePWR

    ePWR Member

    Joined:
    Jan 15, 2017
    131
    137
    0
    Location:
    PRIUSchat
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    mine is solid.
     
    #9 ePWR, Jan 15, 2017
    keymusic likes this.
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)