Important! : power steering dont start right away

1. bucko1987 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 widnes Posts: 116 saxo vtr vauxhall astra 1.8 sxi

   #1 7th April 2011, 19:13

   hiya anyone help me when i start my car and move off my steering is heavy but when i turn wheels abit it kicks in and runs fine.
   
   just want to try get this sorted now before it gets worse
2. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #2 7th April 2011, 19:15

   Bushes could be on the way out = giving the pump a slight tap with a hammer to loosen them up, but eventally you will need a new pump, or you may just need to renew the power steering fluid < try that one first

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3. bucko1987 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 widnes Posts: 116 saxo vtr vauxhall astra 1.8 sxi

   #3 7th April 2011, 19:19

   cheers i will check the fluid
4. blainej Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 aberystwyth Posts: 308 MK1 vtr

   #4 7th April 2011, 19:48

   i found that hitting the pump with a hammer helped but i had a saxo befor and that didnt help so i tried taking the cap off the fluid bottle and twisting the steering from lock to lock and this solved the problem

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