Gas leak near steering column

[Tom Wesenberg]

Another thing you should never do is turn the steering wheel when the car isn't moving. This puts undue stress on everything from scrubbing the tires to the gas tank bracket, and every part inbetween. Even slow movement, like parallel parking removes much of this stress. I see people cranking the wheel from side to side while parking, with the car NOT moving, and I cringe. Even on a modern car with power steering, all those parts feel the stress, even though the power steering removes that feeling from the driver.

[mshmodela]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Another thing you should never do is turn the steering wheel when the car isn't moving. This puts undue stress on everything from scrubbing the tires to the gas tank bracket, and every part inbetween. Even slow movement, like parallel parking removes much of this stress. I see people cranking the wheel from side to side while parking, with the car NOT moving, and I cringe. Even on a modern car with power steering, all those parts feel the stress, even though the power steering removes that feeling from the driver.

Gee Tom your reply reminded me of my late Father... He drilled that in to my head about not turning the wheels without rolling motion... Thanks for jaring a great memory