Steering Problem
#1
Steering Problem
I recently got a '91 n/a. It seems to run pretty well for the most part, but the steering is shot. There is enough fluid, but I have NO power steering.
It seems harder to turn left than to turn right. Whe I turn right there is a loud whining noise.
The car pulls to the right a little and you can feel a shimmy between 45 and 55 mph (most significant at about 50), although I'm sure an alignment will fix that problem.
What is the first thing I should suspect as the problem with the steering? PS Pump? Bushings? The whole setup?
The person I got the car from seems to think it's the rack and pinion system and that it will take quite a bit to repair, but I don't know if a mechanic told him that or if he is assuming.
Thanks
It seems harder to turn left than to turn right. Whe I turn right there is a loud whining noise.
The car pulls to the right a little and you can feel a shimmy between 45 and 55 mph (most significant at about 50), although I'm sure an alignment will fix that problem.
What is the first thing I should suspect as the problem with the steering? PS Pump? Bushings? The whole setup?
The person I got the car from seems to think it's the rack and pinion system and that it will take quite a bit to repair, but I don't know if a mechanic told him that or if he is assuming.
Thanks
#3
dumb question, is the power steering belt intact?
sometimes it's the simplest things.
Also about the steering rack, you could try just lubricating it. In the FSM there's a diagrahm that shows various lubrication points on the steering rack.
sometimes it's the simplest things.
Also about the steering rack, you could try just lubricating it. In the FSM there's a diagrahm that shows various lubrication points on the steering rack.
#4
Originally Posted by Riz Z Speed
dumb question, is the power steering belt intact?
sometimes it's the simplest things.
Also about the steering rack, you could try just lubricating it. In the FSM there's a diagrahm that shows various lubrication points on the steering rack.
sometimes it's the simplest things.
Also about the steering rack, you could try just lubricating it. In the FSM there's a diagrahm that shows various lubrication points on the steering rack.
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