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Bacon Butty Man

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stiff/jerky steering and rattle from front end
« on: 08 March 2009, 13:01:35 »
the mig has developed stiff/jerky steering while stood still (engin on), it seems ok when driving , also a rattle has developed from the front end and it sound like its coming from the drivers side, just thinking it may be the steering pump, would that cause a rattle, any ideas would be great :-/
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Re: stiff/jerky steering and rattle from front end
« Reply #1 on: 08 March 2009, 15:07:39 »
anyone??
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Re: stiff/jerky steering and rattle from front end
« Reply #2 on: 08 March 2009, 15:09:20 »
from stationary, check steering again with engine revving. Maybe pump tired - and is PAS fluid ok?

That rattle - run the engine with the aux belt off for couple of seconds. It could well be a timing belt tensioner...
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Re: stiff/jerky steering and rattle from front end
« Reply #3 on: 08 March 2009, 15:28:55 »
when revving, it seems ok,  but took the revvs off and this time it was ok, i think the pumps gettin tired as you said, the timing belt was only don last may, including all the tensioners etc, placed a gated kit on it
the rattle is coming from the wheel area i think although its hard to tell
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