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CFB7000
10-19-2003, 11:22 AM
Love my '97 E320.... I had the opportunity to drive
another one & noticed not only how soft its steering was, but on getting back to driving mine, turning corners at low speeds all of a sudden felt like a work out!!!.... Is there anything that can be done to "soften" the steering????. All the fluids are at the correct level!!.
:(

jnolte
10-19-2003, 11:05 PM
maybe you just have some worn parts? Or maybe your whole power steerin system is broken. Is it really hard to turn the wheel?

CFB7000
10-20-2003, 04:48 PM
Thanks for the reply..... The steering stiff, but not stiff like theres no power. .... Stiff enough where you can't use a finger to turn... You need a good grasp at low speeds.

If parts are worn, which one should I look at replacing???

Thanks, *CB*

kameraguy
10-20-2003, 04:58 PM
As another thing to check, have a look at your tire pressure. Low tire pressure sometimes feels like heavy steering, compared to a car with higher pressure.

As for worn parts...power steering pump/motor?

jnolte
10-20-2003, 06:44 PM
Originally posted by kameraguy
As another thing to check, have a look at your tire pressure. Low tire pressure sometimes feels like heavy steering, compared to a car with higher pressure.

As for worn parts...power steering pump/motor?


Yeah Kam i was thinking the same thing either the steering pump or motor