MK1 Focus - Lack of steering feel?

[camgear]

Don't really know how to describe it, but the steering on my Focus feels a bit 'vague' and 'lumpy', on a 90,000 mile car.

Noticed it mainly after driving the GF's Yaris, it feels like it takes a while for the wheels to react to steering input sometimes? Not really got much of a benchmark for comparision but would a power steering fluid change go any way to helping the problem?

[focusboy]

not really i would have thought, but check the self adjusting tensioner as when my steering started to fell a bit vauge on my mk1 a few weeks later my aux belt started squeling all the time, try changing the belt first and see how you get on

garry

[camgear]

Ah, my Aux belt has been squealing since I got it :>

[focusboy]

sounds like they may be a problem, i finally changed mine when i did my oil and filter change as the oil filter is in the bloody way, if ur handy with a spanner it ent that bad if ur not its gonna be a bloody nightmare lol

garry

[camgear]

I'm not too bad, I've done oil changes, brakes, etc on bikes...

[focusboy]

umm dunno then it is a bit of a fiddly bugger. problem being the part cost about £80 then they want that again to fit it, im a mechanic by trade (or i get away with pretending haha) so ive got the tools for the job, ask a mate defo a sat afternoon job

garry