Stiff Steering!!

[CFB7000]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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