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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: beattiedh on September 16, 2004, 10:20:09

Title: PowerSteering light to Heavy - Cured itself???
Post by: beattiedh on September 16, 2004, 10:20:09

Hi All

A little advice if possible. The power steering tends to be going from heavy to light as i turn it. Fluids all up to scratch.
Does anyone have any ideas?

thanks in advance

Duncan

Title: PowerSteering light to Heavy - Cured itself???
Post by: Benji on September 19, 2004, 15:05:16

probably the muscles in your arms going from strong to weak  :wink:

Title: PowerSteering light to Heavy - Cured itself???
Post by: muddyweb on September 19, 2004, 15:11:36

Does it 'groan' when you turn it ?

It's possible you may have some air in there.

Also, it might be worth checking the condition of your steering damper.

Title: PAS
Post by: Range Rover Blues on September 26, 2004, 20:04:49

PAS pump drivebelt slipping!  Had exactly the same problem, not helped by the PAS pump leaking fluid all over itself and it's neighbours.  You'll find no logic to when it slips as so many things contribute, oil and water on the belt/pulleys, PAS pump output pressure (goes up when you steer!), alternator load, underbonnet temp, sod's law etc.

Title: PowerSteering light to Heavy
Post by: beattiedh on September 27, 2004, 12:12:59

Thanks all

Steering Damper??? Not very mechanical but can take directions well.

Will have to look in the old haynes book!!

Dunc

Title: PowerSteering light to Heavy - Cured itself???
Post by: muddyweb on September 27, 2004, 12:37:27

As RRB says, check the belt tension first... it could well be that

The steering damper is the thing tha looks like a shock absorber bolted to the track rode behind the axle.

If it's damaged / bent / old and tired it could cause the symptoms you describe.

Title: PowerSteering light to Heavy
Post by: beattiedh on September 27, 2004, 16:02:18

Thanks Tim

Hope to have a look tonight.

Dunc

Title: PowerSteering light to Heavy - Cured itself???
Post by: Hector on September 29, 2004, 21:16:40

seized uj on steering column???

Title: Cured itself
Post by: beattiedh on October 17, 2004, 20:29:26

Well The steering seems to have cured itself.

After some good laning with Matt H last weekend and some more today showing my uncle what this great machine can go through the steering is back as it was. Nice and light and very direct. No more light to heavy issues.

Hoorah for the magic of mud!!

Dunc

Title: Could come back
Post by: pat.hunt on October 18, 2004, 20:40:30

Had this problem myself a couple of years ago, sometimes OK other times US, turned out to be muck in the fluid a drain and refill did the trick :lol:
Pat

Title: Re: Cured itself
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 20, 2004, 01:27:44

Quote from: "beattiedh"

Well The steering seems to have cured itself.

After some good laning with Matt H last weekend and some more today showing my uncle what this great machine can go through the steering is back as it was. Nice and light and very direct. No more light to heavy issues.

Hoorah for the magic of mud!!

Dunc

Odly enough, yes, mud is a great degreaser and the lightly abrasive quality will help too.

Good excuse for a dunking once in a while but be careful with where else that mud gets.

Title: PowerSteering light to Heavy - Cured itself???
Post by: hobbit on October 20, 2004, 15:27:33

Water can be a sod too,
mumble mumble,
got to do those wheel bearings, swivel seals and fit those gaiters on the front, another bearing gone on me now

Looks like a busy thursday   :cry:

Kev

Title: mud or wd40
Post by: Arightpest on October 21, 2004, 21:32:15

Hello All

I had the same problem? But this was after a bit of green laneing. Checked the fluid that ok but noticed that there was a lot of muck on the steering uj’s running to the steering box, I gave it a good blast with wd40 and it cleared the problem up? Mud might be a lubricant but it’s also a good grinding paste.

This worked for me give it a try

All the best Arightpest :shock: