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Old 04-25-2005, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Ara T.
Got a problem that's been bugging me for a while, but have gotten used to it. The steering in my 85 300D Turbo (around 198,100 miles) is rather tight, that is, harder to turn off center than our 300SDL (which feels impressively crisp), and doesn't return to its neutral position after a corner. It will need perhaps a 1 or 2 inches of turning help from me to return it to neutrality. Tire pressures dont seem to make much of a difference in steering effort, I have tried 30-40 psi in my Michelins.
Bad alignment and/or power steering pump pressure.
A weak or bad power steering pump can fit symptoms.
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