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Power steering wheel problem!


doodad
06-19-2006, 09:49 PM
Hi guys,

my steering wheel is acting crazy.. it is sometimes turning, sometimes it is so hard to turn, it turns like normal a few inches and then gets harder (like the car is off)... does the same over and over.. basicly it is so hard to turn the steering wheel.. like trucks.. what do you think it could be?

79Bandit
06-19-2006, 10:20 PM
have you checked the power steering fluid level? and if you have check your belt it may be wearing down in certain areas

might not have anything to do with your power steering because if your power steering goes out and your going over 10 mph it shouldnt be to hard to steer or atlease in my g.f 71 vw beetle its fine to drive and it doesnt have power steering

doodad
06-20-2006, 05:22 AM
yeah after 10 miles it might be better, but l need to park this thing sometimes, and it is almost impossible to turn it (not always it happenes sometimes)

wrightz28
06-20-2006, 09:17 AM
How is the over all alignment?

doodad
06-20-2006, 07:33 PM
well the fluid levell is ok.. nothing wrong with it.. well allignment shoudl be fine.. l try to turn the steering wheel, it turnes a couple inches normal and then gets harder, l turn it a couple more inches and then it gets softer and it does this sometimes.. l went out an hour ago, it was fine but sometimes it gets crazy and l cant turn that dmn thing.. l have no idea what it is..

79Bandit
06-20-2006, 11:47 PM
well the fluid levell is ok.. nothing wrong with it.. well allignment shoudl be fine.. l try to turn the steering wheel, it turnes a couple inches normal and then gets harder, l turn it a couple more inches and then it gets softer and it does this sometimes.. l went out an hour ago, it was fine but sometimes it gets crazy and l cant turn that dmn thing.. l have no idea what it is..

have you looked at the steering wheel shaft to see if anything is blocking the path? im not sure if there is somewhere on them that you need to keep greased up....sorry im dumbfounded just trying to help the best i can

wrightz28
06-21-2006, 09:11 AM
And there is no noise what so ever accompanying the hard stop?

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