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bootiful-scorpios
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a slight vibration felt on the steering wheel when turned either way ,
but dose not happen all the while,
could this be the power steering pump ?
sally ..
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Highlander
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Re: steering
« Reply #1 on: Mar 28th, 2006, 5:34pm » |
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could be, or one of these
warped discs
tyre problems
wishbone bushes
wheel bearings
cv joints
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bootiful-scorpios
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Re: steering
« Reply #2 on: Mar 28th, 2006, 5:44pm » |
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on Mar 28th, 2006, 5:34pm, Highlander wrote:could be, or one of these
warped discs
tyre problems
wishbone bushes
wheel bearings
cv joints
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hi hilander , i did hve the tracking looked at , and i noticed the man who did it swaped the tyres from either side on the frount ! think it was only after this i noticed it come to think of it
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Simmo
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Re: steering
« Reply #3 on: Mar 28th, 2006, 7:05pm » |
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If the wheels were left 'suspended' it could be air in the system. Put an old magazine under each front wheel (to take the strain out) and turn from lock to lock a couple of times. Don't hold it in that postion!. If you are able to raise the front with a jack to take the weight off the wheels so much the better.
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bootiful-scorpios
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Re: steering
« Reply #4 on: Mar 28th, 2006, 7:14pm » |
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on Mar 28th, 2006, 7:05pm, Simmo wrote:| If the wheels were left 'suspended' it could be air in the system. Put an old magazine under each front wheel (to take the strain out) and turn from lock to lock a couple of times. Don't hold it in that postion!. If you are able to raise the front with a jack to take the weight off the wheels so much the better. |
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hi simmo , i did not know u could get air in the steering system  its got that sensortronic (if thats how u spell it  lol)power steering.
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Paul B
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Re: steering
« Reply #5 on: Mar 28th, 2006, 7:29pm » |
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Being left up in the air for a bit can make the steering grumpy for a while though.
Should soon settle down.
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Re: steering
« Reply #6 on: Mar 28th, 2006, 7:41pm » |
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on Mar 28th, 2006, 7:29pm, Paul B wrote:Being left up in the air for a bit can make the steeing grumpy for a while though.
Should soon settle down. |
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ok cheers for that ,
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Re: steering
« Reply #7 on: Mar 28th, 2006, 7:53pm » |
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If you look at 'fault finder' under steering you will see that as Paul and I say it does sometimes occur after a car has been fully suspended and is 're-adjusting'to a fully loaded situation. The remedy I suggested is merely a way of speeding up the process- hopefully. Good luck.
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cossie_al
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Re: steering
« Reply #8 on: Mar 28th, 2006, 10:00pm » |
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Similar things with mine as paul B says it should settle.
after five days mine was back to normal
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Re: steering
« Reply #9 on: Mar 28th, 2006, 11:10pm » |
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I used to get this problem on my '95 Scorpio...both front wheels off the ground for a while & when put back down they would vibrate for 20 miles or so when turning either way. I've a '98 Scorpio now & this problem doesn't exist. I seem to remember that Ford had a recall on some early models which involved a power steering pipe being faulty & was suppossed to produce this problem after both front wheels had been off the ground.
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