Its hard to turn, any ideas?
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Its hard to turn, any ideas?
hi, i have a 2001 durango sport.
since i bought the suv its been really hard to turn, i drive my dads dodge ram and its so easy to turn and i just dont understand why mine is. i looked at my power steering fluid and that was fine. is there aything i can do to make my car easier to turn on corners?
since i bought the suv its been really hard to turn, i drive my dads dodge ram and its so easy to turn and i just dont understand why mine is. i looked at my power steering fluid and that was fine. is there aything i can do to make my car easier to turn on corners?
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RE: Its hard to turn, any ideas?
Does the power steering pump make any noises when you're turning the wheel? any whinning noises?
the resevoir may be full, however the pump may not be working well.....does it feel like there is no power assist at all, or just little assist? I don't know how to check if the pump is working well, somebody else may know. I'm thinking if you take the top off the resevoir while the engine is running, you may be able to hear the fluid circulating, or some sort of noise form inside the resevoir, however I'm telling you NOT to do this because you may let air into the systerm. Wait until somebody else says somehitng about this possible idea. I don't know enough about the system.
the resevoir may be full, however the pump may not be working well.....does it feel like there is no power assist at all, or just little assist? I don't know how to check if the pump is working well, somebody else may know. I'm thinking if you take the top off the resevoir while the engine is running, you may be able to hear the fluid circulating, or some sort of noise form inside the resevoir, however I'm telling you NOT to do this because you may let air into the systerm. Wait until somebody else says somehitng about this possible idea. I don't know enough about the system.
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Does the power steering pump make any noises when you're turning the wheel? any whinning noises?
the resevoir may be full, however the pump may not be working well.....does it feel like there is no power assist at all, or just little assist? I don't know how to check if the pump is working well, somebody else may know. I'm thinking if you take the top off the resevoir while the engine is running, you may be able to hear the fluid circulating, or some sort of noise form inside the resevoir, however I'm telling you NOT to do this because you may let air into the systerm. Wait until somebody else says somehitng about this possible idea. I don't know enough about the system.
Does the power steering pump make any noises when you're turning the wheel? any whinning noises?
the resevoir may be full, however the pump may not be working well.....does it feel like there is no power assist at all, or just little assist? I don't know how to check if the pump is working well, somebody else may know. I'm thinking if you take the top off the resevoir while the engine is running, you may be able to hear the fluid circulating, or some sort of noise form inside the resevoir, however I'm telling you NOT to do this because you may let air into the systerm. Wait until somebody else says somehitng about this possible idea. I don't know enough about the system.
iv never driven another durango before, maybe they could all be like this?
PS: no leaking at all, its in good shape
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RE: Its hard to turn, any ideas?
my 2000 w/ 4.7L doesnt seem like it requires a lot of force to turn. It takes less force than my 98 VW, but more force than a few honda's I've driven.
wait until somebody else seconds my motion to turn the wheel lock to lock with the top of the resevoir off....you're gonna need help from somebody to do this.....
I don't know how to bleed the power steering system incase you have some air in the line.
just out of curiosity, are you running stock sized tires?
wait until somebody else seconds my motion to turn the wheel lock to lock with the top of the resevoir off....you're gonna need help from somebody to do this.....
I don't know how to bleed the power steering system incase you have some air in the line.
just out of curiosity, are you running stock sized tires?
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RE: Its hard to turn, any ideas?
could also be that the trans case has a problem.. yank out the front driveshaft and take it for a spin... pop it into 4H and see how it does... I just swapped out a bad t-case because the previous owner put an oversized spare on which awd setups dont like for long.
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could also be that the trans case has a problem.. yank out the front driveshaft and take it for a spin... pop it into 4H and see how it does... I just swapped out a bad t-case because the previous owner put an oversized spare on which awd setups dont like for long.
could also be that the trans case has a problem.. yank out the front driveshaft and take it for a spin... pop it into 4H and see how it does... I just swapped out a bad t-case because the previous owner put an oversized spare on which awd setups dont like for long.
and the front driveshaft is that just a cover over the tranny?
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He means the 4Hi setting on the transfer case. The front driveshaft is a shaft that sends power to the front differential from the transfer case.
He means the 4Hi setting on the transfer case. The front driveshaft is a shaft that sends power to the front differential from the transfer case.
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RE: Its hard to turn, any ideas?
Is your durango a four wheel drive model? IF it is, there will be a switch on the dashboard that indicates what mode the transfercase is in. So when he said pop it into 4H he meant turn the switch to 4Hi