Ok, VERY wierd problem...need help
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Ok, VERY wierd problem...need help Ok, i started my car up today as i have every weekend, and it starts up ok and runs fine for a second or two...then all of a sudden the steering wheel starts going back and forth VERY VIOLENTLY....so i shut it down real quickly and went to go check it out and nothing seemed out of place, but the power steering lines started dripping a bit, but I dont see how a powersteering leak can cause that violent of a problem. I dont understand what could even do this?? I also cant seem to put the key in the acc or on position and i cant turn it over either...it seems locked except it goes backwards for electronics to work. I have a rack and pinion from hawks third gen parts by the way. I apreciate any help you guys can give me...I really dont need another problem or expense on my hands 
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Chris
.Chris
sounds like a bad rack and pinion. i had a 75 vette that i was working on and it did the same thing. i ended up replacing the slave cylinder on it. i know it is a completely different setup, but that is my suggestion
Originally Posted by Jones'n
Actually, it sounds ike the lines are backwards from the pump to the steering box. I have experienced this first hand.
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could be it...it doesnt indicate on the rack and pinion which line is in and which is out so i kinda of attached them where they lined up best. Now, i started it up before with the lines how they were, and it never did this...is it because maybe i accidently moved the wheel this time so the r&p tried to correct it one way then it tried to correct it the other way and so on? Another quiestion I have is does this hurt the r&p any, its brand new and very expensive and so that is a main concern as well...
Thanks a ton for the info
Chris
Thanks a ton for the info
Chris
