Go Back   The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > Technical Help Forum
Register FAQ Image Gallery Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read
Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10th June 2022, 20:42   #1
paulbn61
Avid contributor
 
RoverRover 75 cdti Tourer 2003, Rover 75 cdti 2006.

Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 119
Thanks: 43
Thanked 30 Times in 11 Posts
Default Stiff heavy steering

As you will know, I recently got my 75 back from a garage which fitted my replacement engine. The "careless mechanic" left a few issues, most of which the garage (minus said mechanic) has resolved. Only two left, this is the niggling one.


The steering is heavy and stiff, wont return on its own, not like that before it went in.


Now I have looked back at some old forum posts, and tried the fix of loosening central shocker nut, bouncing front of car twisting then tightening, also checking the triple upper mounting bolts (two on one side, one on the other needed quite some tightening. Made very slight difference I think. I also had the tracking laser checked.


Now the odd thing, and the reason I'm asking here is that I get something I've never experienced on any steering rack vehicle, but have on old worm and peg steering boxes. (thats going back a bit, eh?)



When the car's been standing all night, and the weather has not been warm, so the steering rack is cold, the steering is almost normal, but as the steering is used, generating friction, it gets stiffer and heavier. If its a warm day or night, the steering is really heavy.


I've checked fluid levels of course.



Any ideas, please.
__________________
facelift model now

Last edited by paulbn61; 10th June 2022 at 20:44..
paulbn61 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11th June 2022, 07:28   #2
Arctic
Give to Learn
 
Arctic's Avatar
 
Freelander 2

Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 18,651
Thanks: 1,155
Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts
Default

Hi Paul.
I have read through your threads on the engine swap over, and it seems that the power steering as not been right from the start, therefore it's the garages fault so they still need to rectify this for you, what garage did you use ?

It can only be a fluid problem surely, unless the power steering pump is faulty have they checked that out for you?
__________________
Arctic
Givology Learn to Give
Everything is Achievable

ad altiora tendo.

Check out our Nano meet dates
http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto

" You do the work , we supply the expertise "
Arctic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11th June 2022, 07:44   #3
paulbn61
Avid contributor
 
RoverRover 75 cdti Tourer 2003, Rover 75 cdti 2006.

Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 119
Thanks: 43
Thanked 30 Times in 11 Posts
Default

Its going back to the garage on Wednesday, I've told them what I said in my post. plus will mention pump.



Very annoying, but at least the engine SEEMS to be OK over the last 500 miles I covered with it.
__________________
facelift model now
paulbn61 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 1st October 2022, 15:40   #4
CapnT
Regular poster
 
Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur SE Saloon (Facelift)

Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Chichester
Posts: 61
Thanks: 38
Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Default

Fascinated to learn the outcome of paulbn61’s steering issue?
__________________
I’m not a complete idiot - bits of me are missing.
CapnT is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 05:54.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright © 2006-2023, The Rover 75 & MG ZT Owners Club Ltd