[Shotimes] Steering Problems

[Ron Childs]

I don't think it is the VAPS because my '91 does that a bit too. 
Fortunately, it does not get cold very often here. I'm going to make sure my 
tie rod ends are greased to see if that helps.

-Ron Childs  '91
Vista, CA



>From: "Jim and Debbie Leyden" <jndleyden@mindspring.com>
>To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Shotimes] Steering Problems
>Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 06:03:40 -0500
>
>My '93 MTX w/ VAPS has started to give me steering problems.  About three
>weeks ago I noticed that when the car is cold, the steering seemed to 
>require
>more effort to move the wheel from the center position.  (kinda like
>"breakaway torque")  I thought that maybe the PS pump was on its way out 
>and
>sure enough it was!  A couple days later the PS pump spit its shaft out and 
>I
>had Doug Lewis replace it.  Now, in colder weather the steering is 
>definately
>harder to move off center until the car warms up.
>Any guesses?
>Bad VAPS servo?  Bad Rack?
>
>Jim
>'93 MTX
>funky steering
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