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Old 04-15-2005, 08:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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how do you tell if the rack & pinion is going bad

how do you tell if the rack is going bad? the steering on our 95 has gotten really stiff. fluid good, belt is tight. any ideas
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Just the opposite will happen, the steering will get REALLLY Loose. when you make a right turn, the steering wheel will stay off centered to the right, and when you make a left, the wheel will stay fof centered to the left.


speaking from experience here, sounds like a pump..
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