Diagnosing tight steering
10-21-2012, 11:40 AM
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Car: 91 Z28
Engine: 350
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: Stock
Diagnosing tight steering
Ok, admittedly I know nothing about power steering and how it works, or where to start when diagnosing it....
My car has a Grant GT Formula wheel, just like this one:
Now I know putting a smaller wheel on makes it feel a bit tighter to move the wheel...but its tighter than I feel it should be...almost takes two hands sometimes, and I figure even if I had a 13" wheel, it shouldnt feel THAT tight. (I dont know the size of the wheel off the top of my head)
So how would I diagnose or adjust "overtight" steering?
My car has a Grant GT Formula wheel, just like this one:
Now I know putting a smaller wheel on makes it feel a bit tighter to move the wheel...but its tighter than I feel it should be...almost takes two hands sometimes, and I figure even if I had a 13" wheel, it shouldnt feel THAT tight. (I dont know the size of the wheel off the top of my head)
So how would I diagnose or adjust "overtight" steering?
10-21-2012, 12:02 PM
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Car: 92 T/A 'vert
Engine: Mild .040 over L98 4 bolt mains
Transmission: Mostly stock 700R4, 2600 Vigilante
Axle/Gears: LS1 3.42
Re: Diagnosing tight steering
Make sure it's not rubbing on the column housing. I had to "massage" the bottom of the older Firebird steering wheel on my car for just that reason.
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