heath94
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My STeering feels as if there is a notch on center. Hangs up coming just off center then all is fine. Just started today. '94 with 127k. Could it be the rack or rods shrug
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My car does the same thing. The tie-rods have been replaced, along with the ball joints. I think it is the rack. Mine goes away once it warms up, does yours? I think there may be a valve in the rack that is sticking, but I haven't taken it apart yet to find out.
heath94
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It did seem to get better but I only drove about twelve miles to work today. We'll go for a ride later and see.
Trojan Man
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Does it do it all the time or only when making a sharp or aggressive turn? If it's the latter then it could very well be your subframe bushings.
heath94
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I feel it when making small corrections on in slights curves, It is there in tight turns as well. Like i said it feels almost like there a notch on center that you have to pull out of. It seems to go away after there car gets good and hot. I'm going to flush the fluid to see if that helps.
Thanks.
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Mine only does it right on-center. I can feel it particularly on certain curves, where I have to move the wheel just a bit further than, say, a lane change, and its like a valve pops open and gives more boost to the Power Steering, and the wheel jumps over from the force I am applying.
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"Notchy" steering is due to wear in the rack. It is not exclusive to Ford.
You can try one of the additives such as Lucas etc, but the only sure cure is to replace the rack.
If you plan on working on your own power system, do your self a big favor. Go to www.cardone.com , sign up for the PRO-Tech section, and READ all the articles, FAQs, and Tech Tips.
Steve W
You can try one of the additives such as Lucas etc, but the only sure cure is to replace the rack.
If you plan on working on your own power system, do your self a big favor. Go to www.cardone.com , sign up for the PRO-Tech section, and READ all the articles, FAQs, and Tech Tips.
Steve W
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The change in power assist when holding the wheel in long turns is due to worn seals in the rack as rangerj said. The racks are cheap: $79 for the Gen I. The effort to install it is not trivial or clean.
projectSHO89
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However, that is a completely different issue than "notchy" steering.
The "snake oils" or "magic elixors" might help. Most are cheaper and easier to use than a proper rack replacement with hoses and a flush.
It can also be due to contamination of the spool valve and seals on a new rack. Mine still does it, but I was not aware if the importance than Cardone places on a totally clean PS system when a rack is replaced. I'll try to backflush the rack and install new hoses one of these days.
Steve
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Try the Auto-RX like Paul said. I ran it for 500 miles in my car, and the steeering was much improved. I did flush the system out with 1 gallon of regular cheap ATF, then added like 3oz of Auto-Rx. The fluid that I flushed out was BLACK. Then when I flushed out the fluid with the auto-rx in it it was very dark. My fluid I'm rinning right now is bright and clean. I know from how it well it worked in my engine that the Auto-Rx cleaned the whole system out really good, hence why the fluid darkened really quick in only 500 miles. I mean it came out almost brown colored. Got 1000 on this new fluid, and no changes to the color.
PPL can say what they want about "snake oil's" and what not, but this stuff really works, or it's free.
PPL can say what they want about "snake oil's" and what not, but this stuff really works, or it's free.
Tell em vipe! A little chemistry is good. the black stuff is carbon. This gets all over the moving parts, disturbs the seals and such. Auto-RX is a carbon remover. The very similar to the ones found in top quality synthetic oils.
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