Help! Steering locks up.

What could cause the streering to "stick or delay/ lockup when one tries to make a sharp right turn, like you would if you had to make a quick right to exit a major highway on to an exit ramp.

Reply to
Paul Rood
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What did you hit?

For what did the cop give you a ticket?

How much trouble do you think are you in?

We may need to get inventive, here.

Reply to
Dean Dark

Slipping power steering belt, low PS fluid or some other PS fault might do it.

Reply to
adder1969

At highway speed, would you even notice if the PS cut out?

Tom.

Reply to
Tom Sanderson

Yes - on my first car (1978 and not a BMW) handling at speed improved when the PS failed. OTOH parking a heavy car with fewer turns lock to lock was hard work!

Reply to
R. Mark Clayton

What model BMW are we talking about? There are reports of "sticky" power steering on the Z4 models with electric-assisted power steering, apparently due to extended use during high temperatures. epbrown

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Reply to
E Brown

I don't know what model you have, but I just went through this with an e30 325ix, and it was the swivel joint (universals) were seized in the steering column. Looking at them they looked normal, but upon removal, they were nearly "frozen". The car had 210k on it...

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Reply to
Brad

A severely worn steering rack can cause this.

Reply to
Jeff Strickland

No.

I drove my car dead-stick -- no power at all, coasting in N -- for several miles down a mountain grade decending from 2600 ft to 1200 ft, and the steering was the least of my problems.

Reply to
Jeff Strickland

What kind of PS what that then that when functioning increased the number of turns lock to lock?

Reply to
adder1969

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