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(Message started by: bootiful-scorpios on Mar 28^th, 2006, 5:26pm)

Title: steering
Post by bootiful-scorpios on Mar 28^th, 2006, 5:26pm

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 ..

Title: Re: steering
Post by Highlander on Mar 28^th, 2006, 5:34pm

could be, or one of these

warped discs
tyre problems
wishbone bushes
wheel bearings
cv joints

Title: Re: steering
Post by bootiful-scorpios on Mar 28^th, 2006, 5:44pm

on 03/28/06 at 17:34:40, Highlander wrote:

could be, or one of these

warped discs
tyre problems
wishbone bushes
wheel bearings
cv joints

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

Title: Re: steering
Post by Simmo on Mar 28^th, 2006, 7:05pm

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.

Title: Re: steering
Post by bootiful-scorpios on Mar 28^th, 2006, 7:14pm

on 03/28/06 at 19:05:04, Simmo wrote:

hi simmo , i did not know u could get air in the steering system :o its got that sensortronic (if thats how u spell it :-[lol)power steering.

Title: Re: steering
Post by Paul B on Mar 28^th, 2006, 7:29pm

Being left up in the air for a bit can make the steering grumpy for a while though.
Should soon settle down.

Title: Re: steering
Post by bootiful-scorpios on Mar 28^th, 2006, 7:41pm

on 03/28/06 at 19:29:02, 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.

ok cheers for that ,

Title: Re: steering
Post by Simmo on Mar 28^th, 2006, 7:53pm

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.

Title: Re: steering
Post by cossie_al on Mar 28^th, 2006, 10:00pm

Similar things with mine as paul B says it should settle.
after five days mine was back to normal

Title: Re: steering
Post by jonnycab on Mar 28^th, 2006, 11:10pm

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.