Overcoming the Dual Dilemma Hard Steering and Sluggish Acceleration

The steering becomes very stiff initially. Truck has 104k miles and I am the seconds owner. I already flushed the power steering fluid. One quick and easy thing to try is lubing the U joint in the intermediate steering shaft. They are known to create some of the symptoms you describe. The power steering does not work at idle after driving it 3kms I have to really pull hard on the wheel to get it to turn. If i increase the ... Then I put the vehicle down and start the engine. If there is noise or an issue, recheck the fluid level. Also, it isn't uncommon for air to be ... Usually if a car is pulling just under acceleration, it means power is not being sent equally to all four wheels. This could be due to bad bearings, driveshaft ... Steering hard to turn at low speeds · Low tyre pressures · Faulty or stiff tierod ends and ball joints. · Wheel misalignment, unbalanced tyres ... Could be a leak internal to the rack. There was a recent report (few months back) of someone losing a rack or a pump to doing donuts. Apparently ... Uneven tire tread leads to misalignment of the wheels, which can also be a reason that triggers hard and stiff steering at the time of making turns on the road. stiff dangerous steering ... the wheel wont self centre and its really notchy and bad to drive.the car will try to throw you off the road. ... I've ... I am getting frustrated with my 87 XJ. I am having a problem with sluggish acceleration and poor gas mileage. It passed the tough CA smog ...