Hey sorry but noobie here. I have a stupid question and you can deleted if not allowed but, I went wheeling on Saturday nothing crazy but today I realized the steering is pretty stiff making turning. If I’m driving and turning the wheel it would turn back halfway but never back to center. Am I looking at steering rack or pump issue. I do hear a slight zing when turning.
Steering issues
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First off, check your power steering fluid.
If that checks out, it could be the intermediate steering shaft that leads to the rack. The shaft has several U-joints on it that are known to get rusty and stick. Often times spraying them with PB Blaster from the wheelwell will free things up quite a bit.
Other things to check would be bent/damaged inner and outer tie rods. The steering rack itself is also a possibility, but it would have needed to experience some kind of internal failure. It's probably the least likely, but also a possibility.
If that checks out, it could be the intermediate steering shaft that leads to the rack. The shaft has several U-joints on it that are known to get rusty and stick. Often times spraying them with PB Blaster from the wheelwell will free things up quite a bit.
Other things to check would be bent/damaged inner and outer tie rods. The steering rack itself is also a possibility, but it would have needed to experience some kind of internal failure. It's probably the least likely, but also a possibility.
