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03 GT Steering Popping/Binding/Creaking when warmed up (NOT Rack Bushings)

Old 06-13-2013, 11:09 AM
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Default 03 GT Steering Popping/Binding/Creaking when warmed up (NOT Rack Bushings)

Rack bushings have been changed, recent alignment, ball joings have NO play, tie rods have NO play, new PS fluid, car ONLY does this crap once I have been driving for 20+ mins and at lower speeds (under ~20 MPH) while turning, even turning slightly the steering wheel pops and has a slight bind to it, pops/binds in both directions all the way throughout the turning range. At a loss on what it could be, it does not do it when the car is cold, the longer I drive it the worse it gets till it cools off again...
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Old 06-13-2013, 01:32 PM
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Considering u changed everything the only other suspect would be the rack itself.
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Old 06-26-2013, 10:48 AM
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Just for future reference incase someone else has the same issue all it ended up being was a simple power steering fluid change mulitiple times over a few days using Mercon V transmission fluid, I put normal power steering fluid in a couple months back and guess it was not good enough.
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Originally Posted by The02GT
Just for future reference incase someone else has the same issue all it ended up being was a simple power steering fluid change mulitiple times over a few days using Mercon V transmission fluid, I put normal power steering fluid in a couple months back and guess it was not good enough.
Thanks for the update. I'm going to try changing the fluid since I am in the same boat.
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