Heavy steering
Discussion
To add to a Facebook enquiry, I'm slowly noticing exactly this. Noticed it last week really, it's very heavy on start up but then seems to lighten up as the car warms up. However, on the three occasions I've driven it since noticing, it's lightened up less on each occasion. It definitely seems less happy to return to centre after being turned than it was. Tyre pressures are fine (I run 26psi on 18" spiders) and there's lots of fluid in the reservoir. Any thoughts?
Couple of thoughts, I run slightly higher tyre pressures nearer the 30psi mark. I ended up at this pressure after a track day and found the car handled better at around 30psi. It could also be a track rod end seized up, unlikely but worth checking before you start investigating the pump and rack. You can easily check each one by releasing it and making sure it rotates.
Brummmie said:
Wire brush and lube the U/J that catches all the crud, mine did this last week, I turned and had to pull the steering wheel back!
I cleaned it chain lubed it, lovely and smooth now.
Exactly this, I posted a thread a few weeks back on this. The UJ was almost solid with sI cleaned it chain lubed it, lovely and smooth now.
t and crap. poke it all out with a thin flat blade screwdriver and Silicone Lube it - job jobbed.popegregory said:
Craig, am I looking in the offside wheel arch in that top picture with the front wheel removed?
Yes, where the steering column comes through, like i say i wire brushed the crud off mine, emptied a tin of WD40 on it to force the cack out, then used motorcycle chain lube as it has some load capability, and does not dry out.Gassing Station | Cerbera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff