Steering Has Gone Light Anybody Had This Too? 300Tdi

Pyper28 · Feb 8, 2009

Was driving me disco yesterday and reversed into a parking space and there was a slight conk sound, now the steering is lighter than before, is this cause for concern? looked under front axle with torch last night couldnt see anything broke or undone, nothing leaking and nothing catching when im driving, just seems strange that steering has gone lighter, bit weary as my two kids are usually in the car with me, any advice will be a great help thanks for reading Ian

Tig9619 · Feb 8, 2009

check your steering damper on the track rod behind the front axle. also check you havnt bust a swivel bearing by lifting each front wheel and wobbling it up and down.

rocket · Feb 8, 2009

Get it professionally checked over - not worth risking anything else if you are carrying a couple of kids, Ian! As Tig says, could just be the damper and that aint going to cost an arm and a leg. Could be something else though!

Pyper28 · Feb 10, 2009

Thanks Tig, how would i check the damper? just visually or is there a little test i can do?

vivnap · Feb 10, 2009

the damper looks like a long shock absorber and is to the front of the track rods on the front axle. its easy to see.

Andy200TDi · Feb 10, 2009

You may have to undo one end of the steering damper and pull on it to see if there's any resistance if you cant see anything obvious.

discomania · Feb 10, 2009

Could also be your PAS boxes spool-valve has failed letting too much pressure through.

The damper looks like a shocker (it is a shcoker) and is behind the front axle.

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