Steering Problems

TheBigFitz · Post by **TheBigFitz** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 3:04 pm

Steering on truck has been slowly becoming stiff, and sometimes when you turn it feels like it is trying to pull back to straight. Any ideas what is going on? Checked the power steering fluid already and it is good.

Post by **HenryJ** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:55 pm

Didn't someone have a pump go bad?

Seems like it exploded?

2bunik · Post by **2bunik** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:33 pm

YES I I had my pump go bad.. Mine was spewing fluid though.. they ordered another one and swapped it out in a day..OR three if I remember correctly

Maximous · Post by **Maximous** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:35 pm

mine exploded on my 97 blazer

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 3:03 am

ya mine was the same way. over fill your resiviouer and it willl work better

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 3:22 am

I wonder if it could be the sensor in the steering that adjusts the resistance in your steering. We had the opposite happen in our "police package" Tahoes. You'd be going at highway speeds in a medium curve and suddenly the resistance in the steering wheel would disappear and you'd suddenly turn the wheel sharper than needed. Gawd, not a good feeling

Dealer's would replace the sensors and correct the problem.

TheBigFitz · Post by **TheBigFitz** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:48 pm

I'm thinking it may be a CV joint going out on the left front. The boot pulled off and the grease came out, not sure how many miles it was like that. Had the boot repacked and a new band put on it, seems better now and I can actually turn the wheel without it pulling back when driving, but still has a bit of a wander in the wheel once in a while. I am gonna drive it a bit more to see how it feels, but if it is not the CV I think it may be the sensor, my boss had the same thing and problem with his full size that I have, but mine is not quite as bad. It is not leaking power steering fluid though.

Maximous · Post by **Maximous** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:54 pm

f9k9 wrote:I wonder if it could be the sensor in the steering that adjusts the resistance in your steering. We had the opposite happen in our "police package" Tahoes. You'd be going at highway speeds in a medium curve and suddenly the resistance in the steering wheel would disappear and you'd suddenly turn the wheel sharper than needed. Gawd, not a good feeling

Dealer's would replace the sensors and correct the problem.

most of my dads conversion vans he biulds for handicap folks have zero effort steering, imagine turning lock to lock at a dead stop using your pinky, now imagine going down the interstate at around 80mph with the same amount of resistance, scary

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:03 pm

It can be very "disconcerting" at the least! Especially when you are responding to an officer (who is a long time friend) in distress.

I do not even know if there is a sensor such as I have been told about and suggested here.

I think I am slowly swaying a service manager of three dealerships into the darkside.

Maximous · Post by **Maximous** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:57 pm

what code is that, is it 10-8, we dont use 10 codes but i am thinking of switching to the law enforcement side that doesn't ask me to walk around in kuwait city international airport un-armed, i dont really like doing that!!

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 2:35 am

Maximous wrote:what code is that, is it 10-8, we dont use 10 codes but i am thinking of switching to the law enforcement side that doesn't ask me to walk around in kuwait city international airport un-armed, i dont really like doing that!!

Every state has different 10 codes and "signal"s. Some codes are the same, some vary. Have worked some in six different states and all were different.

KY's "quick action required" is signal nine

border man · Post by **border man** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 3:57 am

Border Patrol uses 10-10(all available respond) or when the $#** really hits the fan 10-99(officer down).