[Shotimes] STEERING HELP NEEDED

[Ian Fisher]

...would not be suprised if the ball joints were bad
in addition to other problems..

Ian


--- Kevin & Cheryl Airth <clubairth@peoplepc.com>
wrote:

> Al:
>  I think it is a VAPS problem. I still get a little
> jerky feedback from the
> steering wheel on cloverleaf's. How many miles on
> the car? Does it even have
> the VAPS? I have improved but not eliminated this by
> fluid changes of the
> P/S. What does the P/S fluid look like? All black
> and like syrup?
> .
> .
> 
> 
> 
> > I got an email from a customer with a problem and
> I'm not sure what the
> > problem is. Anyone who may have had this same
> problem might have some
> > insight???
> >
> >
> > Thanks for asking.   Sometimes as I start to take
> a corner the power
> steering
> > will cease to work. I can be half way through the
> corner when I suddenly
> > am steering without power assist. It's kind of
> freaky sometimes. Another
> > symptom would be that I can be sitting still, and
> if I  make a minor
> steering
> > input, the wheel will want to jerk back to center
> with a pulse, not a
> > constant
> > pressure. I also fell the pulse in the wheel under
> most kinds of steering
> > input. I thought is was a bad wheel, but I've
> rotated the tires and have
> the
> > same results. Normally when a pump fails, you
> would hear the pump
> > squeal under load. This one doesn't do that. I'm
> thinking it's some type
> of
> > valve in the system. Or maybe the power rack. If
> you have any idea of what
> > this could be, that would be great.   Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Al Fitz
> > alfitz@alfitz.com
> > SHO Parts at
> > http://www.alfitz.com/sho
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