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Help, hard steering?; steering difficult
Topic Started: Feb 18 2008, 08:30 PM (649 Views)
steveonagle
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just wonderin if anyone elses ae111's have really hard steering. like theres no power steering. just got mine today and it feels like the power steering is gone bit of noob question but me paranoia has got the better of me sound.
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TRUENOSAM
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Start with the obvious really by checking the tyre pressures and the power sterring oil and even the belt that runs the pump. How big are the wheels?
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Francis
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Tyre pressures first as mentioned above...but if you've come from a car with particularly light steering it might just seem heavier. What did you have before?
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steveonagle
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checked the tyre pressure had a corolla e11 before there is an odd noise alright sometimes a rattling noise when steering while not moving but its not the ss it sounds like its comin from the fan belt side.shouldnt be bad as its just been serviced
and had timing belt changed its only bad when at slow speeds. :blink:
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steveonagle
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forgot to mention standard 15" wheels and the clock stopped woring shortly after dont know why worried i might a bought a croc.fuckin garages!
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dub-levin
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dont forget that the car has variable power steering too. so the higher the revs the harder the stering. and it shows at low revs
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bridgo
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Have the exact same problem with mine..Its extreemly heavy at low speeds setting off. And sometimes a kinda slight whirring or a clunk noise.. Checked all the links in the super strut and everythings tight so this has me stumped where its coming from.
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Francis
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Maybe your pump is just on it's way out and isn't making enough pressure at low speeds? :unsure:

Don't really know that much about power steering, you could always go get it checked out...an MOT tester would be able to tell if there was a problem.
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Vokal
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My car does that too, one person said change the steering pump other said there is nothing wrong with it prob the car cause he had a levin in before doing the same thing. I dunno have my car a year in May and havn't done anything about it and its grand..
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steveonagle
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thanks for the replys good to know im not the only one! makes parking a load a shite but handling brilliant! will have ta book in for nct anyway il find out then if theirs something wrong! ;)
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Vokal
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steveonagle
Feb 19 2008, 11:33 AM
thanks for the replys good to know im not the only one! makes parking a load a shite but handling brilliant! will have ta book in for nct anyway il find out then if theirs something wrong! ;)

Mine flew through the NCT with it ;) should have no problems! But don't come after me if it fails :P lol
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Levin BZR
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I have the same problem,too..I think was my TRD suspension and my 17'' wheels the problem,but you have the same problem lots of you,too..
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Cocko
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I have the exact same problem.
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Peter
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you'll definately know if its your power steering pump gone, almost impossible to turn the wheel in some cars when power steering pump fails..
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DreadAngel
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Car behaviour by the sounds of it, like Peter said, if the Power Steering unit fails in any way, its like steering a Ocean Liner :P
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one11
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My cars always been like that. steering is a little heavier then other fwd cars. but its not that bad. i think its just the car
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DECBZR
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check fluid level?

It happens to mine for a minute or two on cold start up
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ber6223
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Maybe You should check the alignment???


My car wll feel too heavy if the alignment is out...Check the TOE IN/TOE OUT/CAMBER/CASTOR......but then again bcoz I've heard of the super strut costly maintance.....so i use back The Original suspension with little bit of modification...
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JohnnyBZG
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How hard is it to flush/replace the power steering fluid??
My reservoir looks absolutely minging....want to clean it out and replace the fluid- looks 'boiled'- what colour should it be - reddish? Mine looks brownish!! :blink:
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bigshark
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mine is a bit heavier than what im used to, but to be honest i think it makes it more rawer, more sportier (if that makese sense!). i got 15" on it too so not sure if this is a common 'fault' or just the power steering isnt as 'powerfull' as the more modern cars??!
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TRUENOSAM
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I once bought a car with diff oil in the pas resivoir :lol:
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