robgee1964
Member
This is something that is hard to judge, since I've been driving cars with PAS for so many years.
I fully expect the car to be a bit heavy at parking speeds, but I've always been surprised how much effort is required to actually corner (especially when I think back to the manual steered cars I had, years ago). Also strange is the fact the car seems to require more effort on right hand, than left hand bends.
I've always wondered if one of the front suspension uprights is bent, although looking from the front the wheels camber doesn't look bad.
But having read various posts on this forum, I'm wondering if the upper bell crank arm bushes could be shot? If that were so then it could mess up the king pin axis inclination which would definitely impact steering force when corning. I can't detect play in any of the front suspension bushes and the ball joints seem good too - it's always passed an MOT without issue. Obviously I've checked the oil in the steering box, etc.
Another clue, there's a lot of road noise from the front, especially on the left hand side. And even with new brake pads fitted you can hear grinding under braking, even though the caliper pistons are free and the disk itself is mirror smooth.
Taking off those bell cranks doesn't exactly look like a fun-packed job, therefore before I bite the bullet I wondered if anyone else had experienced similar symptoms?
Many thanks
Rob
I fully expect the car to be a bit heavy at parking speeds, but I've always been surprised how much effort is required to actually corner (especially when I think back to the manual steered cars I had, years ago). Also strange is the fact the car seems to require more effort on right hand, than left hand bends.
I've always wondered if one of the front suspension uprights is bent, although looking from the front the wheels camber doesn't look bad.
But having read various posts on this forum, I'm wondering if the upper bell crank arm bushes could be shot? If that were so then it could mess up the king pin axis inclination which would definitely impact steering force when corning. I can't detect play in any of the front suspension bushes and the ball joints seem good too - it's always passed an MOT without issue. Obviously I've checked the oil in the steering box, etc.
Another clue, there's a lot of road noise from the front, especially on the left hand side. And even with new brake pads fitted you can hear grinding under braking, even though the caliper pistons are free and the disk itself is mirror smooth.
Taking off those bell cranks doesn't exactly look like a fun-packed job, therefore before I bite the bullet I wondered if anyone else had experienced similar symptoms?
Many thanks
Rob