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Re: power steering "grabbing"
Posted by oldsaab (more from oldsaab) on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:30:30
In Reply to: power steering "grabbing", Steven W, Sat, 16 Sep 2006 21:34:20
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this is sometimes the sign of a PS rack that is dying.
try this to see if you can fix it or slow the death a little...
I use a turkey baster (don't borrow the wife's - it ain't going back in the kitchen - get her a new one and swap...) and put a hose clamp at the base of the bulb where it overlaps the tube. keeps it from comming apart - fluid is slimey.
Get some more PS fluid, and a container you can screw top on (old plastic oil container works very well).
Open PS res and using turkey baster (now forever after known as PS fluid evacuation tool, MK-TB) remove as much fluid out as possible from the resevior putting contents in container. *** KEEP AWAY FROM EXTERIOR PAINTED SURFACES ***
After removing as much as possible, refill with new fluid. Do this every day until the stuff in the res looks almost new. Did the steering get better, no stiff spots, smooth operation lock to lock? If so then just keep checking the res and fluids every couple of days. it should not get dirty again. if it does you may have a leak and are pulling dirt into the system via the seals on the rack. have you noted any leakage where you park? you might try one of the seal renew or leak stopping products, but I'm one for three on them.
ALSO NOTE: turning steering lock to lock with the car at rest and tires on ground is very hard on the rack. do this test at low speed (maybe an empty area of a parking lot or?) to minimise overworking the system, OR with wheels in the air using jackstands.
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