Ok all my linkiages are no older than 2 1/2 years, I replaced all of them 2 years after I got the car. The Steering Gear box was replaced also. Tonight on the way home from work I noticed that with the car in Drive and me on the brakes stoped, My steering is binding (To the point you can't turn the wheel) about 1/4 from center in both directions. If I put the car in neutral/park, and let off the brakes it turns just fine. It binds in reverse also. It is only binding when there is either forward or backward pressure on the front wheels. I looked under my car and the linkiages seem to be all good. The wheel bearings are raltively new, put on with brakes, and seem to be good. It steers fine at speed, although I am not driving it till I figure it out.

Im thinking either ball joints(3 1/2 years old though), or strut(orginal to car) or strut mount. I guess it could also be the A frame bushings.

Anyone got any ideas or have had this happen before.

Anyone think it could be the Steering pump(checked fluid its fine), its the only thing I didn't replace when I did my front end 2 1/2 years ago.

The alighment is good also, and nothing is caught in it.

The car has just shy of 174k on it.

 

Well, figured it out, it was my strut mounts/bearings. will be replacing them with the struts this week.

 

uhhh replying to yourself

 

Well I figured it might help someone else out if they had the same issue. And no one else answered me. As a follow up, I have gotten the struts and mounts in the car. It has solved 9/10 of the problem. I think the rest is air in the line, because I went ahead and replaced the steering pump since it was leaking.

I got rid of the pop if I hit a bump while turning hard. I also no longer have any annoying sounds when I turn my wheel.