# Problems with power steering

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems-with-power-steering/113806>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [March 11, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems-with-power-steering/113806 "2008-03-11T22:44:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![240coupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e495f1/32.png) [@240coupe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240coupe)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems-with-power-steering/113806/1 "2008-03-11T22:44:51Z")

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I’m having a problem with my cars power steering the steering gets stiff when i turn it, sometimes it will turn smoothe but then it will catch at certain points and be really hard to turn. I thought it could be the power steering pump but it still does it when the car is off.

any idea what this could be? a problem with the steering rack? or a bad pump / something binding?

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**Author:** ![Keez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/keez/32/5570_2.png) [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems-with-power-steering/113806/2 "2008-03-11T22:45:41Z")

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it still does it when the car is off???

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**Author:** ![240coupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e495f1/32.png) [@240coupe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240coupe)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems-with-power-steering/113806/3 "2008-03-11T22:54:25Z")

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yes it does , which is why i was thinking it must be the rack.

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**Author:** ![Osad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@Osad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Osad)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems-with-power-steering/113806/4 "2008-03-11T23:13:12Z")

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Did you check you’re fluid level? Sounds like it dried up and the gears are skipping teeth or something of that sort.

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**Author:** ![240coupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e495f1/32.png) [@240coupe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240coupe)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems-with-power-steering/113806/5 "2008-03-12T21:37:06Z")

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fluid is full , it also does it with the car in the air

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**Author:** ![jed240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jed240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jed240)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems-with-power-steering/113806/6 "2008-03-19T14:50:54Z")

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check steering column endlink, the bit that connects ur steering column to the rack, it might be stiff. if so would need replacing.