steering grabbing

Gary406 · Post by **Gary406** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:40 pm

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 ...

lozz · Post by **lozz** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:42 pm

had a simalar problem with my citroen,

check the auxbelt /pwr steering belt,

Gary406 · Post by **Gary406** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:50 pm

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

new belt and tensioner pully....

Gary406 · Post by **Gary406** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:03 pm

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 ?

lozz · Post by **lozz** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:04 pm

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,

omega · Post by **omega** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:29 pm

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

Gary406 · Post by **Gary406** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:56 pm

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

omega · Post by **omega** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:10 pm

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

Gary406 · Post by **Gary406** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:11 pm

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

Gary406 · Post by **Gary406** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:31 pm

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 ..

Post by **teamster1975** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:42 pm

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.

Gary406 · Post by **Gary406** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:47 pm

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

Gary406 · Post by **Gary406** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:24 am

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..

Gary406 · Post by **Gary406** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:06 am

well finally sorted problem..

4 brand new tyres and 4 wheel lazer tracking

now steering is back to perfect. nice and easy

lozz · Post by **lozz** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:12 pm

Glad to hear you got it sorted,

Hows you mate,?

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