My steering feels super nasty

[Hatemy7]

Sorry that I keep making threads on issues with my corolla lol but I just need the wise men knowledge.


What I mean by what I'm talking is that when I'm driving the car and I start turning the steering wheel I have to turn a lot more to take a turn than usual. Then out of nowhere she kicks in hard to turn.

Has anyone had these issues, if so please let me know.

Thanks

[daveskatesallday]

do you have a p/s steering rack i assume?

[Hatemy7]

Yes I have power steering, should I take it off?
I do plan on drifting this car so do I need it for drifting?

[Hatemy7]

It's just weird and there are times where I can move the steering wheel and it barely turns the car

[McKenney]

something isn't right. check your tie rods for excess play

[Hatemy7]

So you think changing my tire rods would fix that?

[morgan]

did you delete p/s? as in, are the fluid feed in/out lines on the rack plugged? if so, they should be looped. when i plugged them, i had a very similar problem, til i heard a loud POP, then fluid was all over the parking lot. once the seals blew, it was fine.

[Hatemy7]

did you delete p/s? as in, are the fluid feed in/out lines on the rack plugged? if so, they should be looped. when i plugged them, i had a very similar problem, til i heard a loud POP, then fluid was all over the parking lot. once the seals blew, it was fine.

I will check em.... give me a bit

[daveskatesallday]

Yes I have power steering, should I take it off?
I do plan on drifting this car so do I need it for drifting?

well p/s does make it easier haha

[Hatemy7]

Yes I have power steering, should I take it off?
I do plan on drifting this car so do I need it for drifting?

well p/s does make it easier haha

does it lol damm.. well lets keep it then

[McKenney]

power steering in these cars doesn't make that much difference. I loved my de-powered setup I had in my old one, easy enough that even my 114lb skinny wife could drive it with 0 issues.

[morgan]

^yeah, my manual rack is sooo easy to turn. i took it apart, cleaned it, and slapped it back together. turn one handed. the de-powered rack was too, after the seals blew

[dr.occa]

(+1)2 <-poor attempt at a complex equation

I concur with both McKenney & morgan.

If your car is lowered, it sounds sort of like you may have bump steer. It also sounds like bad ball joints/tie rods. These are really easy things to fix though. Also, just double-check your u-joint is secure both at the rack and the column - make sure neither bolts are loose or mia. Don't strip 'em now if they're loose. Just make them snug.

[daveskatesallday]

Yes I have power steering, should I take it off?
I do plan on drifting this car so do I need it for drifting?

well p/s does make it easier haha

does it lol damm.. well lets keep it then

yep it does make a difference but I recently put a manual rack in my car and love it as well and love it but I only went that route because my car never had the p/s pump and the lines in the rack were looped. It felt like shit and I didn't feel like sourcing out a p/s pump and all that.