Steering groans........

Kernow nige · Jun 30, 2010

As title says the steering on my disco gives out a sort of scrapy groan noise only while turning the steering wheel while stationary or under parking conditions, on road driving she's fine. Any thorts?

Flex · Jun 30, 2010

Low power steering fluid?

Kernow nige · Jun 30, 2010

no, fluid bang on the mark

Flex · Jun 30, 2010

Could be a failing pump then.... mind you it would be leaking I suppose if it was....hmmm

Steering ever jerky?

alex8882 · Jun 30, 2010

Mine also does this, but only sometimes. And the same as you have said. Only i was thinking something as simple as a dry ball joint. Oh well time to look at the pump then

Trewey · Jun 30, 2010

Try changing the fluid for some fresh stuff.

Disco01 · Jun 30, 2010

Mine made that noise and then ****ed power steering fluid everywhere.

Kernow nige · Jun 30, 2010

nope steering is fine on the road, just parking

fanatic · Jun 30, 2010

belt tension

Kernow nige · Jun 30, 2010

Treworgey 90 said:
Try changing the fluid for some fresh stuff.

good point, might try that one

storm99 · Jun 30, 2010

Worn steering linkage...you'd notice that more at low speeds and parking.

Kernow nige · Jun 30, 2010

fanatic said:
belt tension

and that one

Kernow nige · Jun 30, 2010

storm99 said:
Worn steering linkage...you'd notice that more at low speeds and parking.

fookin ell,....me wallet is startin to shake already .....

fireman-andy · Jun 30, 2010

Mine does this on start up. If I start up and idle for 20 secs then its fine . If I pull away too quickly I get the 'groan' I was thinking its either the pump or the belt

oldskool · Jul 1, 2010

Mine makes this noise i think its the steering colomn bush but havent had a chance to investigate yet

alex8882 · Jul 1, 2010

alot of different answers here then lol. Mine will do it when parking only. And only sometimes.

oldskool · Jul 1, 2010

alex8882 said:
alot of different answers here then lol. Mine will do it when parking only. And only sometimes.

Yep same as mine and i think its worse one way but only does it at slow speeds and normally if im turning the wheel quickly.

thebiglad · Jul 1, 2010

Truth is that the pas system is under-specified for the vehicle weight and tyre size. LR/British Leyland/BLMC have always been this way.

One no-cost thing to check is the pressure in your front tyres - if you go by the book and set them to 26psi you will get graunch/groaning. If, just as an experiment you set your front tyre pressures to 31psi you will find less noise and the steering just feels nicer.

alex8882 · Jul 1, 2010

I'm running colway mt's on mine,however the groaning has,'t got a louder going from normal road tyres to the muds.

diver · Jul 2, 2010

I think there is a service bulletin on this somewhere. Its some sort of vibration caused by the fluid flowing in the steering hoses. Both my Disco's have done it. assuming everything else is OK, I don't think it was considered a problem. Just annoying.
Might find it on the Rave manual.

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