by "Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
Published 03/21/2017 at 09:41
by "Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
Published 03/21/2017 at 09:41
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Last month my car was having power steering issues, there was virtually no power steering when the rpm was low (slow corners, parking lots, etc). Took it in to the shop, they replaced the pump and the belts, which fixed the problem.
Fast forward to last week and the problem came back. Low RPM, no power steering. I nursed it through the rally trip and back home, and made an appointment for tomorrow.
Turns out she was feeling impatient. The belt snapped on the way in to work this morning, mid-corner. I’m interested in seeing what the shop says the culprit is. The belts were new, the pump was new, the rack was replaced back in August.
"random001" (random001)
03/21/2017 at 09:47, STARS: 0
You gots some misaligned pulley in there, mang.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/21/2017 at 09:47, STARS: 0
Power steering and Subarus with the name XT don’t seem to have a good track record. I had an XT6 that had optional power steering, ie it worked mostly. Then it would rain or I would get stuck in some stop and go traffic and it would just stop working for 5-30 seconds at a time.
"random001" (random001)
03/21/2017 at 09:48, STARS: 0
First guess in the tensioner or idler has seized.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/21/2017 at 09:50, STARS: 1
powerrrrrr steeeeering deeeeeeellllleeeeeeeettteee
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
03/21/2017 at 09:55, STARS: 7
Fuck that, I have to parallel park on a regular basis
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/21/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 1
Did you request the matching color tow truck on purpose?
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/21/2017 at 10:04, STARS: 0
The majority of the cars I have owned have had no power steering.
fite me irl
(’-’)
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
03/21/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 0
It was all that drifting I did to get the trailer parts in October.
My bad.
on a more srs note, this picture makes me sad. It’s frustrating fixing the issue only find out it is not really fixed.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
03/21/2017 at 10:08, STARS: 0
hit the gym
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
03/21/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 0
How heavy were the cars and how wide were the tires?
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
03/21/2017 at 10:14, STARS: 2
Demanded it actually
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/21/2017 at 10:16, STARS: 0
I know that feel. I’m in my shops waiting room right now with brakes problems after having brake work done. Frustrating
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
03/21/2017 at 10:20, STARS: 0
Caster (and I think king pin inclination?) is also an important factor in steering force, and a lot of modem cars have a lot more than old cars used to have, due to the lack of manual steering models, and the desire for high speed stability.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/21/2017 at 10:27, STARS: 0
1x VW Rabbit pickup, 2200lb curb, 175/70 R13, 1x Land Rover, curb somewhere around 2800lb, 7.50-16 bias ply, 1x Galaxie, 3800lb curb, 7.50-14/8.00-14 bias ply originally, currently something like a 195/70 14 (?).
Have not gotten in any time driving the Ranchero yet - low curb (2600ish) but fairly wide tires now.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
03/21/2017 at 10:34, STARS: 0
Yeah, mine is 3600 curb, 225/55R17.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/21/2017 at 10:37, STARS: 0
Sounds like you need to go to skinny tires. I’m really sure nothing will go wrong with that. All joking aside, sounds stiff but manageable, and if you didn’t have daily paralleling to do...
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
03/21/2017 at 10:39, STARS: 0
To be fair, the XT6 had a strange speed-sensing electrohydraulic power steering setup that used a remote electrically driven hydraulic power steering pump. Quite an unusual setup for the time.
I believe there was a recall for intermittent power steering loss that required the replacement of the signal and power controller. The brushes in the electric motor also tended to wear out by 70,000 miles, also resulting in intermittent power steering loss.
"vicali" (vicali)
03/21/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 1
You’re not a real rally team until you have a matching flatdeck..
Didn’t you just off?
Watch your back for #3..
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
03/21/2017 at 11:39, STARS: 1
I deleted the PS on this badboy. Every day is arm day when driving her.
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
03/21/2017 at 12:09, STARS: 0
ford f350 diesel. 7000+
come at me bro.
got it fixed within a few days
"Liam Farrell" (ackrunner)
03/21/2017 at 20:39, STARS: 0
3400ish maybe and 245/75R16