Excessive Wheel Kickback or Loose Steering: Steering Gear Testing
Steering Gear: Testing and Inspection
Hard Steering When Parking
1.
Loose pump belt.
2.
Low oil level in reservoir.
3.
Lack of lubrication in linkage or front suspension.
4.
Tires not properly inflated.
5.
Insufficient oil pressure.
6.
Low oil pressure due to restriction in hoses.
7.
Low oil pressure due to worn piston ring or scored housing bore.
8.
Pressure loss due to leakage at valve rings, valve body-to-worm seal or rack piston end plug seal.
9.
Pressure loss due to loose fit of spool in valve body or leaky valve body.
