Have replaced the pump and rack but its still stiff when stationary and comes and goes as you're driving Going to replace the belt abd tensioner,anything else I can try ?

 

Jesus Kev,cant believe your still having hassle fella

 

Has any of the banjo bolts got filters in them that could be blocked.Failing that forte use to do a power steering treatment which has to be used to be believed,well worth a try if still available.

 

Yeah Steve,pure nightmare matey.

 

Dunno mate,gonna try new hoses too.

 

You checked the knuckle under the turbo?these dry up with the heat and go really stiff,I drove 1 with a knackered knuckle and it felt very strange,it was sometimes light then went tight,matter of fact I've drove 2 with the same fault and a new joint cured it both times.

 

No,but good shout mate.

 

was just about to say to try the uj from column to rack, they give a horrible feeling as if the car wants to carry on steering itself and doesnt return properly

 

Thanks Ron,can you still get new ones ?

 

is yours 2wd or 4x4 kev?

 

4x4 mate. I heard from James your motor is a weapon,also that the airtec cooler is mega,so I've bought one too lol.

 

Is yours mapped now Kev ?

Tony advised me to heat wrap my steering knuckle

Steve

 

Not live mapped no,the above fault has made it unsafe to map flat out.

 

So you have got to sort your rack and fit your new intercooler then go back ?

Steve

 

Why is it unsafe? Who wants to know where your going! Bloody pusseys lol x

 

Unfortunately so Steve. but I've been given a new safer map meantime.

 

Lol,that would be James then.

 

The steering on my 2wd has been stiff since building it up last year. What is the difference between the 2wd setup and 4wd setup?? I ask because mines a 2wd, but someone has fitted a 4x4 adjustable steering column in the past and im wondering if its stiff due to a compatibility with the steering joint. Mine has a rubber donut in the middle of the UV joint.

 

Should be better with the new intercooler anyway

Steve

 

When Sheady mapped mine originally the sterring knuckle was fucked, and it was snowing! lol

Nutter!

 

i would try the uj, i will see if dan yap has hes one for sale, i could bring it up saturday if so?

wicked mate, yes james told me nothing above 19.7 act's

it goes a bit better apparently

 

That would be brilliant Ron, cheers mate.

 

It's easy to check,undo the 10mm bolt on the knuckle where it clamps onto the column and it will come free so you can move it by hand,if you can't move it it's fooked.

 

Will try it mate,thanks.

 

scrap it lol

sounds like an air lock, or rack knackered, did you fit a reconned rack or a second hand one?

and what was the reason you changed the rack

 

Thinking about this, i had this on a 7.5 tonne lorry, it would jusy not bleed up! I had to jack up tje front to take the load off. worth a shot!

 

Thanks Rich fitted a new pump and a known working 2nd hand rack. I replaced the p/s reservoir with a crackle one and after re-fitting the power steering was stiff.

 

Gonna give it a good check over when I get it back doug.

 

I would of said it could also be the uj. We have a few ldv maxus vans at work and these do this.

 

does it go stiff or judder?

 

Goes stiff Richie

 

It's strange how it's happened since you've done the rack which doesn't point toward the uj. But the problem sounds like a uj

 

Did you not have a look at it today matey?

 

Same prob i had after fitting my almost new said to be as new pump i got off a mate! it wasent giving full pressure and felt like i had no power steering at stand still and on the move it was very stiff! when i took it apart the vains were all stuck so not pressurising the oil

 

i have a full working pump here that came off my escos if you need to try another pump

 

It actually started after I replaced the reservoir with a crackled one Ronnie.

 

It's still at MSD Glenn.

 

It was a brand new pump James,but I'm not ruling that out yet.

 

Thanks Richie,but the pump is under warranty so can get another.

 

Ok then. Can you not get them to have a quick look at it.