Power steering pulling the wheel back
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Have a Berlingo diesel van which has a problem with the rack or pump i guess.
The steering feels light but keeps wanting to center. Even parked up if i turn the wheel it wants to turn back sharply. It seems to be getting worse over time. It was checked out a while back - no wear in the track rods, joints etc and no noise or loss of fluid.
Any ideas?
The steering feels light but keeps wanting to center. Even parked up if i turn the wheel it wants to turn back sharply. It seems to be getting worse over time. It was checked out a while back - no wear in the track rods, joints etc and no noise or loss of fluid.
Any ideas?
Has it got electronic power steering with a motor on the steering down column? It's a common fault on a few Citroen models although I can't say I've heard of it on the Berlingo. They often have electric assist even when there's a PAS pump running fluid.
To find out just remove the steering column's plastics and look for a large electric motor half way down. These have a habit of going wrong on models like the Fiat Punto and Rover MGF just to name a couple. When the motors short circuit they tend to go stiff randomly and the MGF pulls normally to the left.
It may be a million miles from your problem but worth the 5 minutes to check. If it is and you suspect it to be faulty check out BBA Reman's web. They will halve the costs.
Hope it helps.
To find out just remove the steering column's plastics and look for a large electric motor half way down. These have a habit of going wrong on models like the Fiat Punto and Rover MGF just to name a couple. When the motors short circuit they tend to go stiff randomly and the MGF pulls normally to the left.
It may be a million miles from your problem but worth the 5 minutes to check. If it is and you suspect it to be faulty check out BBA Reman's web. They will halve the costs.
Hope it helps.
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