heavy steering

1. Andys_VTR Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1009 1998 persian red Vtr

   #1 3rd July 2010, 15:32

   the steering on my vtr goes heavy now and again iv changed the pump its still doing it and ideas help
2. jaytay Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 birmingham Posts: 858 saxo vtr 2000 black modified

   #2 3rd July 2010, 15:35

   av u checked the pipes for splits or kinks or loose,some lowered cars ive known av caught pipes
3. Andys_VTR Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1009 1998 persian red Vtr

   #3 3rd July 2010, 15:38

   that mite make sense but i doesnt seam to be loosing fluid but if it was just a kinkthen it wouldnt loose any id imagine
4. jaytay Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 birmingham Posts: 858 saxo vtr 2000 black modified

   #4 3rd July 2010, 15:46

   true but cud they be loose i know the pump carries fluid but doesnt it also work with air,lame mate i know but i aint no steering pump expert lol.
5. Andys_VTR Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1009 1998 persian red Vtr

   #5 3rd July 2010, 16:07

   lol ill have a look thanks for your help
6. jaytay Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 birmingham Posts: 858 saxo vtr 2000 black modified

   #6 3rd July 2010, 16:22

   hope it does help
7. laberridge Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 rotherham Posts: 1369 saxo westcoast

   #7 3rd July 2010, 16:56

   check power steering fluid topped up, also could be a air lock, not sure if there is anyway to bleed them though :/
8. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #8 3rd July 2010, 17:43

   you can bleed the system by turning the wheels to full lock, on full lock it automatically bleeds the air out, so turn it full lock right to left about 50 times
   
   check the connections are clean and also the earth, also you may want to check the fuses
   
   rule out the easy things first if it still does it then check the condition of the pipes, lowering on mk2s cause the pipe to rub on the tracking/steering arm causing a pin hole leak, like it did on mine, it would only leak a small bit and it took ages for me to find the fault, probablies not involve yours as its a mk1 though but for future reference its there
9. user_42814 Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Huddersfield Posts: 1159 Focus mk2 zs, 1.8

   #9 3rd July 2010, 17:45

   open the cap, and then do it to full lock left full lock right then centre?
10. jaytay Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 birmingham Posts: 858 saxo vtr 2000 black modified

    #10 3rd July 2010, 17:45

    knew about the rubbing and lowered but not about turning the wheel to bleed it.top tip preds.