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854 Steering Woes 850 1993

posted by  someone claiming to be Sean on  Wed Mar 24 01:04 CST 2004 [RELATED]

After a 600 or so mile trip, I started to notice my steering feeling tight in places, namely immediately left and right of center. Once I move the wheel past that point, it loosens up again, until it gets around roughly to the same place. Could this be a strut issue, or am I looking at a new rack/pinion/both? Any help is greatly appreciated.
-Sean
'93 854 GLT 123k K&N, aftermarket stereo








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    854 Steering Woes 850 1993

    posted by  someone claiming to be val on  Wed Mar 24 05:14 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    I had similar problem, steering would be tighter in the middle of a turn, both right and left turns.
    Called my volvo tech, he suggested apply w-40 to lower steering universal joint, located in front of fire wall behind the engine.
    I did and all is well now, he said it is temporary fix. Hope it helps.
    val







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      854 Steering Woes 850 1993

      posted by  pregre01 on  Tue Mar 30 14:58 CST 2004
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      Its the universal joint on the steering column. Its situated just above the steering rack (outside). It will only get worse. Its made of an alloy & over time the grease inside evaporates. The best fix is to replace the joint. Parts should be about $100 give or take. Sometimes you can DYI, but a lift makes it easier. My garage charged me parts only replace it since they were already there to do the rear seal change anyway.







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