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  1. 17th June 2014, 01:25 PM #1
    mnorv
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    Power Steering

    I have an 87 vogue I have been given, I have managed to get her going (thanks to all the help from this site) and now have hard steering, a quick look at the power steering shows plenty of fluid and a belt. A quick look at the front suspension shows the rods in front of the axle that runs left to right and the second rod, that runs behind the axle left to right fairly bent. Would these make the steering hard, or just stuff the alignment?
    I realise I need to replace these anyway so will start looking for the correct names and bushes etc, open to any assistance.
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  2. 17th June 2014, 01:43 PM #2
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    Check the uni joints between the steering box and the bottom of the column ie near the firewall - spray them with wd40 etc might free them up a bit
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  3. 17th June 2014, 07:46 PM #3
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    Any fluid leaks around the box? If not pass go and collect $1000!
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  4. 17th June 2014, 08:01 PM #4
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    X2 for checking the uni joints. Can seize with symptoms being hard to turn and steering does not self centre.
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  5. 17th June 2014, 08:06 PM #5
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    tyre pressure???
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  6. 30th June 2014, 10:22 AM #6
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    Any oil in the swivel hubs?
    The oil in here splashes around and lubricates the top tapered roller bearings. I have had a bottom bearing fail due to crap in the housing, I think and the rollers fall out, that sure made the steering heavy. It was easy to spot as there was heaps of slop.
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  7. 24th August 2015, 10:50 AM #7
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    Just and update, I pulled all the gear off, and staigthen to the best I could by eye. Put it all back together again and happy days. I would not go driving 1000s of miles on black top for around in the sand I recon all good. Thanks for the help.
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