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my steering seems to be grabing both ways every now and again..

checked my tyres and they are fine.

could this be droplink failure ? i havnt changed my droplinks now for well over 12 months. and back in april MOT advised they get changed due to perrised rubber seals ...

had a simalar problem with my citroen,

check the auxbelt /pwr steering belt,

i hope its not that had the whole lot replaced less than 1 year ago.

new belt and tensioner pully....

can a power steering pump be on its way out or will it just go and not work at all ?

i mean can it be faulty and knackered but still work if you know what i mean ?

Might not be the belt,
worth a check tho,

Been thru anywater in the road lately ?
iknow the belts dont like water, hence the d9 being fitted with the undertrays,

ive found that pwr steering pumps start going noisey if theyre failing,

i had this when turning on mine
could be the tensioner
i was told once [by someone who knows these things] that the spring can change as being close to the engine it goes through lots of heat cycles which changes the metal.
anyway changed mine and all was good

tensioner was changed not long ago.... will have a check 2moro ....

Gary406 wrote:tensioner was changed not long ago.... will have a check 2moro ....

i couldnt see anything wrong with mine but gambled 40 pounds and it sorted it

40 quid ? cost me treble that to get mine changed at garage

well,, checked car today in rain... aux belt and pulley seem very good nice and smooth. belt is nice and tight.

then...... i check power steering fluid and fould the level well below the minimum mark

guess i found my problem..

does power steering fluid get used up . i have never topped it up or checked it in 3 years of owning it ..

Gary406 wrote:does power steering fluid get used up . i have never topped it up or checked it in 3 years of owning it ..

You may have a leak from one of the pipes; once you've topped it up clean around all the joints and check for any leakage after a couple of days driving.

cheers teamy. will keep eye on level over next few days ..

ok, week or so later and its still the same. if anything its getting worse .

tyre pressure is fine but front tyres are almost bald

could bald tyres be cause of it ??

its like power steering is failing and steering wheel goes stiff and sometimes wen i brake the front end snakes

guy at garage said it could be universal joint ?? never heard of that before..

well finally sorted problem..

4 brand new tyres and 4 wheel lazer tracking

now steering is back to perfect. nice and easy

Glad to hear you got it sorted,

Hows you mate,?