Hard Steering

[AngryBird]

The steering seems hard on my 2012. Fluid looks fine but the steering feels hard and there is a slight grinding you can feel in the wheel when you put load on the power-steering system. Going down the road and very slightly putting left or right pressure on the steering wheel.

Maybe I'm just being **** but I don't remember my other Raptors having this issue or the hard steering. Also if feels effortless to turn the wheel in my powerstroke and wife's expedition compared to the raptor. I would expect the raptor steering to be a little bit harder because of the 315s.

 

[Rookie]

Hard as in an arm workout hard? No whining?

 

[Red]

How small are your arms?

 

[MagicMtnDan]

 

[AngryBird]

I've never worked out my tiny arms except for...


It isn't whining but it does have that slight "grinding" vibration when I put some pressure on the wheel. Should I just flush the powersteering fluid and see if that helps? Powersteering fluid is between min and max line and kind of a reddish/brown color.

 

[J DAMAGE]

Grinding, man doesn't sound good, I would pop the belt off see if there's any play in the pump shaft, ( SHOULD BE EASY, BUY THE SMILEY POSTED) LMAO.

 

[AngryBird]

Thats a really good idea. I'll give that a try.

 

[J DAMAGE]

Also jack the front up and see if you get the grinding or any restriction when turning L TO R, with the losd off the wheels.

 

[NickPic83]

Could be IWE failing and causing grinding noise and the steering feeling because the front torsen diff?

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[AngryBird]

IWE?