hmm...is the FC suppose to be really heavy even with P/S?....cuz i have dirven other cars even 89 Skyline..and i seemed fine.....this has been the stiff-est, handling with P/S....i have driven...

any ideas?...

 

Well you didn't put model or year, but if you have a model with vehicle speed sensing power steering, there is almost no boost at 40 mph, and minimal boost at about 15 MPH, with only full boost at under 10 MPH.

Sure that the car has power steering? There are a couple models that didn't come with it standard, but of course you didn't say model or year, so its hard to tell if this is the case for you.

 

im working on putting a manual steering rack in my s4 na, id rather take out the power steering the right way and not the ghetto way

 

whoops....dthought i put ti....well neways yea...it s 1989 GXL hope that helps=(.....its really horrible!

 

did you check the powersteering resevoir fluid level ? its on the right side of the car with a yellow thing sticking out with two arrows on it right near the pulley

 

I towed my '91 T2 home about a month ago and was actually surpriced how light the steering was.. even tho it has PS and it was'nt running...

Now i have ditched the PS pump and looped the lines on the rack, no way im gonna put a manual rack in there, i love the better ratio in the PS rack..

 

yea..it looks to be filled to me......=( maybe pump not working probly?

 

Yeah the 89 GXL was the last year the GXL had the speed sensing power steering, so I am assuming your low speed power steering is very heavy??

If so the first things I would be looking at is the power steering pump belt, and that the power steering CPU is getting power and is plugged in.

You have checked the fuse right???

 

i have and 88 base..and powersteering is fine when i first start the car and drive. but after a couple of miles it goes away???? this happends everytime, but didnt before, any idea what it could be??........thanks!

 

i have this same prob... but i get a couple hours drive time before it does not 'ease' up anymore. i have an easy fix for it.. turn the car of then back on, everything back to normal. im gonna check my cpu connection, sounds like that could be the culpret. the belt and a bleed would prolly help to. oh i have a 88 10AE