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Offline maximk2

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steering is heavy please help!
« on: 19 October 2006, 01:20 »
when i go round left hand corners, at a certain point in the steering the car feels like its got no pas and steering goes heavy for a second then when i straighten up its fine again doesn seem to be doing it on right handers though. Guys? any idea much appreciated. Cheers
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Offline maximk2

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Re: steering is heavy please help!
« Reply #1 on: 19 October 2006, 01:21 »
btw the car is a j plate 8v GTI if that helps?
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Re: steering is heavy please help!
« Reply #2 on: 19 October 2006, 10:50 »
Well... I had this problem on an old BMW i once had. The belt needed replacing and i was almost out of hydralic oil.
I'm not sure how the work on golfs as i haven't got PAS.
Have a look, good luck.
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Offline spankyVR6

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Re: steering is heavy please help!
« Reply #3 on: 19 October 2006, 11:38 »
Have you got the right pressure, in the tyres? Old knackered tyres can make the steering heavier too! Probably isn't either of these but worth a check!!
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Re: steering is heavy please help!
« Reply #4 on: 19 October 2006, 14:04 »
sounds like the pas belt is slipping, happened to me recently in the wet.  :angry:
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Offline maximk2

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Re: steering is heavy please help!
« Reply #5 on: 19 October 2006, 14:27 »
yea it was in the wet aswell not much fun how much is a new belt?
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Re: steering is heavy please help!
« Reply #6 on: 19 October 2006, 14:40 »
A couple of quid.  :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: steering is heavy please help!
« Reply #7 on: 19 October 2006, 14:47 »
fitting??? how much?
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Re: steering is heavy please help!
« Reply #8 on: 19 October 2006, 14:56 »
half hour job for a garage, depends on their hourly rate.
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Re: steering is heavy please help!
« Reply #9 on: 20 October 2006, 11:22 »
also check that the boots on the steering rack are intact. if they are split then when the rack is open (steering one way or the other) water can get in and due to hydraulic pressure of the water between the teeth of the steering rack it makes the steering heavy. there is a boot on each side. maybe just one of yours is split. usually happens after spanner monkeys in kwik fit etc hav had a go at tracking lol
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