This relates to a 3 door, 1993 diesel discovery 200Tdi
In the last few days the steering has become very stiff and won't naturally centre. This leads to difficulties cornering and a tendency to over correct.
There are no obvious leaks in the system and the drive belt is tight.
Any suggestions where to look first? Power steering pump, power steering box, steering column? How do I tell if the fault is power steering pump or steering box?
Cheers
Peter
On or around Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:42:12 GMT, Peter Sheppard enlightened us thusly:
I assume you've checked there is actually oil in it? :-)
Try jacking the front wheels off the ground (axle on stands, say) and see if it turns easily like that. If it's stiff, you've got something mechanical making it stiff. if it turns readily with no load on it then there's a hydraulic problem.
not guaranteed, but most likely. A buggered swivel bearing might make for stiff steering, though it ought to be obvious in other ways.
Yes, there is oil! That was the first thing I checked. I have also looked for obvious leaks, and there is no sign of them either.
It had a full service yesterday and the garage made no mention of anything!
Stationary it seems OK (with the wheels on the ground), it's just on the move it can get very stiff.
Cheers
Peter
Mine did a similar thing, I sprayed loads of contact duckoil on the two steering joints and it fixed it instantly.. seems simple but worth a try.
Jason Hall.
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