Having been really pleased with myself for fitting power steering to my 1990
90, some of the shine has started to wear off.Over the past couple of weeks, the steering has gone from being smooth and effortless to being distinctly 'lumpy'. As you turn the steering wheel from lock to lock, the force required to turn the wheel increases and decreases. It seems to go through a maximum about every quarter turn. It feels as if there's a UJ seizing up somewhere.
The change co-incided with changing the tyres from the normal el-cheapo Kingpin M-Ts to a set of Michelin XPCs which I keep for long journeys, and a trip to the Mendips and back (from Buxton). The vehicle is not used for day-to-day transport (I walk to work). It's not a sudden change - it's definitely got worse over the last week or so.
I've done precisely nothing to try to diagnose or fix the problem yet, not even check the PAS fluid level, but I plan to take a close look on Saturday. I'm also going to change back the cheaper tyres since I have no long journeys in it planned.
I'm posting in the hope that someone will give me some extra ideas of what to look for and help me nail this one in a single day.
TIA
Nick.