sixdegrees Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 As the title really... all of a sudden my Z's steering has become very light, and requires much more input to produce a given amount of steering angle than before. And it really was sudden too... parked up to go shopping and all was well, got back in it and drove off and things felt very wrong indeed. I've checked tyre pressures and they're ok, banana bars were replaced a couple weeks ago along with a full alignment so hoping nothing's amiss there... The car doesn't appear to pull one way or the other, the steering is just extremely light with little feel and takes a lot of turning. Any thoughts? Quote
Ekona Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 I'd say power steering pump failure, but that should go harder not lighter. Anything look wrong with the rack underneath? Fluid topped up in the res? Quote
sixdegrees Posted October 3, 2015 Author Posted October 3, 2015 Yeah I wondered about the pump but it's significantly lighter than before... just going to check the fluid and have a poke around. Quote
sixdegrees Posted October 3, 2015 Author Posted October 3, 2015 Fluid levels were fine, all looks fine underneath... did a few turns of the wheel lock to lock then went for a drive to see if I could glean any more info for diagnosis and... it seems fine now. I guess I accidentally bled the system, unless it's an intermittent issue of course. Drives well again though, with the correct steering weight and inputs. Something to keep an eye on I suppose! Quote
Zeezeebaba Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 Doesn't the HR have a variable assisted rack? Is that what you own? I can't see any way a rack would be able to change the amount of lock required unless it's broken in some way. Maybe the lightened feel was due to road surface. Quote
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