Crooked steering column base on Mini Pro

[Tom Fagerland 50]

So I had a pretty spectacular fall going downhill yesterday, and now the red part at the bottom of the steering column is tilted slightly to the left. Steering works, but because it's tilted it feels weird. I have to move more to the left than to the right to steer with equivalent force.

Is this something that can be fixed by me, or do I need to go through the seller to get it fixed?

Also I have an owie on my knee!

Edited June 21, 2018 by Tom Fagerland

[jojo33 713]

 

@Tom Fagerland

Hello

First ask your seller for know repair fees and ask him  if you repair it yourself about warraty

After, if you are not satisfied, you can repair it yourself, and buy a new spare parts 

all about dismantle knee control steering is here https://www.mini-j.world/mini-tech-en/parts-repair/steering-bar/

you can also dowload the Mini & Mini Pro service manual here https://www.mini-j.world/wikimini/user-s-manual/

for buy spare parts it's here https://www.mini-j.world/shop-guide/mini-mini-pro-mini-plus/steering-bar-steering-shaft/

Edited June 21, 2018 by jojo33

[Tom Fagerland 50]

I took the bar assembly apart and put it back, but that didn't help. I think the actual steering bar inside is crooked as well, but I won't go that far inside.

[jojo33 713]

On 6/21/2018 at 8:02 PM, Tom Fagerland said:

I took the bar assembly apart and put it back, but that didn't help. I think the actual steering bar inside is crooked as well, but I won't go that far inside.

if there was a shock the steering shaft may have broken, or the hall sensor has been impacted...

 

[Tom Fagerland 50]

I don't think anything is broken, since it works just fine, even if I have to bend farther to the left than to the right to get the same angle. 

Which of course is the knee I hurt, so testing it is NOT fun right now.

[Tom Fagerland 50]

Went to the store, and they could either 

a. Send my ninebot to the distributor, who could send it to a workshop, who could then after two weeks quote me a price, or

b. Not. 

I went with b. I'm gonna try to jigger some sort of equalizing thing so I can safely turn left again.

[Atharif 68]

What I am going to say is strange, it has happened to me and also to several friends, for me it is a car that hits me and the rudder is about 3 centimeters to the right, which leaves a very uncomfortable driving.

We solve it, not only me in my Plus, but also several people in both Plus and Pro, turning the address bar strongly towards the opposite side, with the same force as the blow you gave him.

It seems strange, but it works, just as you lean to one side, you do the same but you go to the other side.

I understand that you do not want to try it, but it works. These devices are strong, it is not going to break, as you could see by the blow you gave yourself.

[Tom Fagerland 50]

I would be a liar if I claimed the thought hadn't struck me... The main problem is getting the exact amount of force - I could see myself getting into one of those scenes from old movies where I keep making it worse...

[Tom Fagerland 50]

I think the perfect solution would be a vise and huge pair of pliers combined with a level and a strong man do actually do the work for me. 

You know, a workshop

[Wingsdomain.com 1]

I just had the same issue with my minipro steering column base and Atharif's comment above solved it.  FWIW, with the knee bar on the steering column base, if you push the knee bar past the point where the knee bar can naturally turn (the natural turn is what steers the minipro), you will feel an obvious resistance, and any more pushing past that point will "re-align" the steering column base.  The only slight concern is whether this relatively ease of moving the steering column base is problematic of a loose steering column base that might reveal itself more as my minipro ages which would involve further mechanics work in the future, which I doubt but just like to be a worry-wart!   Note, my minipro is only 2 weeks old so whatever "looseness" the steering column base may have is probably just the way the base is designed.

[MetricUSA 268]

Check all the screws they loosen fairly easily on the mini, I have to tighten them every other day...

[jojo33 713]

On 9/4/2018 at 5:57 AM, Wingsdomain.com said:

I just had the same issue with my minipro steering column base and Atharif's comment above solved it.  FWIW, with the knee bar on the steering column base, if you push the knee bar past the point where the knee bar can naturally turn (the natural turn is what steers the minipro), you will feel an obvious resistance, and any more pushing past that point will "re-align" the steering column base.  The only slight concern is whether this relatively ease of moving the steering column base is problematic of a loose steering column base that might reveal itself more as my minipro ages which would involve further mechanics work in the future, which I doubt but just like to be a worry-wart!   Note, my minipro is only 2 weeks old so whatever "looseness" the steering column base may have is probably just the way the base is designed.

you can find 3D enforcement parts to make yourself

and here 

https://www.thingiverse.com/AlexNZ/designs