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advise on hard power steering when turning
I just replaced both front wheel bearings because they were making a grinding sound and trying to turn the steering wheel in either direction when stopped or a low speed was like not having power steering. Driving at speed on the road, the steering feels a little heavier but still have power steering. Should I look at the power steering pump or at the steering rack. This is for a 95 LSi w/electronic power steering pump and steering rack not the same as the lower SVX models.
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Re: advise on hard power steering when turning
I had a problem with very stiff steering. I replaced pump, didnt help, mine was the ujoint on steerig shaft was froze up. You could spray some penetrating oil on the joint see if it helps any. Mine was froze. Itook it off heated with torch and dropped it in transmission fluid, freed it up immediately.
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Re: advise on hard power steering when turning
Thanks for the info. We are experiencing the Arctic Vortex w/-20 degree wind chill so I'll check it out when it warms up. Thanks
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Re: advise on hard power steering when turning
Very cold, -7 here right now, dont know what it is with wind chill.
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Re: advise on hard power steering when turning
Looks kike it's the rack/pinon. last time I had to replace, I purchased a steering rack from Parts Geek at a very reasonable price of about $250+ but now it's about $325 w/same refundable core charge. Anyone have less expensive source?
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Re: advise on hard power steering when turning
My '92 had similar symptoms. Very stiff at parking and slow speeds and nearly normal on the highway. The problem was a broken wire on the speed sensitive steering. I looked under the dash on the drivers side and found a wire dangling. When I reconnected it my steering returned to normal. This was many years ago so I don't recall details on wire colors etc.
If you already replaced the rack and pinion it should not have failed again. They should last at least 100,000 miles plus.
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1997 Bordeaux Pearl, 2010 Mercedes Benz GLK350, 2018 BMW 640i GT Xdrive, 2012 Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V, |
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