Powersteering issues

YF19pilot · October 3rd, 2009, 8:20 PM

Well, it seems my brick has decided to throw me some trouble with the first cold snap of the season.

Yesterday, driving home from my boss's house I turned off the road I was on (braking, clutch in, engine revving low) and the whole steering started to shudder. At first I thought maybe it was the crappy North Dakota roads, but at the next right hand turn it happened again. And again when I turned into my apartment lot.

I checked the power steering fluid, a little low, but not too low. I put some fluid into her today, but she's still acting up.

So, basically I want to see if there's something I can do before I have to lay down the funds for a new power steering pump or other expensive parts. Is this something that perhaps the cold season has wrought upon my car (it only got really cold on Monday/Tuesday here, and has been wet and 40's/50's all week.) I haven't been doing much driving outside of getting around town; though I did do a 2 hour round trip the other day. My Volvo was running fine the same morning this happened, so I don't know at this point.

LeVeL · October 3rd, 2009, 8:26 PM

yank it out and keep it manual images/smilies/biggrin.gif

GRtak · October 3rd, 2009, 10:34 PM

Does it shudder when turning and braking or will it do while only braking? Does it have any vibration while driving?

JipJopJones · October 4th, 2009, 12:41 AM

When I read the tittle of this thread, I read it as "Powersliding issues"

Needless to say I was very disapointed when I came in here.

YF19pilot · October 4th, 2009, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRtak

Does it shudder when turning and braking or will it do while only braking? Does it have any vibration while driving?

it shudders when turning at low speeds. Basically when the engine is revving really low (kinda like when a car with a bad pump won't turn well at low speeds, only instead of being just heavy to turn, its shuddering). It isn't just braking, and it's smooth when I'm going straight or generally revving the engine while turning (like accelerating or just taking a curve in the road.)

Edit Poked around a bit, seems it may just be my power steering belt getting loose or worn. I'll probably play with it or replace it tomorrow or whenever I get the chance. Thankfully, I have a spare.

Spice_Rack · October 18th, 2009, 10:57 PM

Can you heel-toe? Try giving the engine some revs while braking with the clutch pedal down and see if giving it power makes a difference. Could be a vacuum issue? I don't know much about PS but just throwing out ideas.

_HighVoltage_ · October 18th, 2009, 11:05 PM

If the problem persists:
www.volvospeed.com
www.volvoforums.com

Lots of knowledgeable guys there, always willing to help.

October 3rd, 2009, 8:20 PM	#1
YF19pilot Joined: Apr 15th, 2005 Last Online: 2:16 AM Location: Fargo, ND Age: 25 Posts: 2,114 Car: 1990 Volvo 740 GL LFS Status: Rep Power: 30	Powersteering issues Well, it seems my brick has decided to throw me some trouble with the first cold snap of the season. Yesterday, driving home from my boss's house I turned off the road I was on (braking, clutch in, engine revving low) and the whole steering started to shudder. At first I thought maybe it was the crappy North Dakota roads, but at the next right hand turn it happened again. And again when I turned into my apartment lot. I checked the power steering fluid, a little low, but not too low. I put some fluid into her today, but she's still acting up. So, basically I want to see if there's something I can do before I have to lay down the funds for a new power steering pump or other expensive parts. Is this something that perhaps the cold season has wrought upon my car (it only got really cold on Monday/Tuesday here, and has been wet and 40's/50's all week.) I haven't been doing much driving outside of getting around town; though I did do a 2 hour round trip the other day. My Volvo was running fine the same morning this happened, so I don't know at this point. __________________ I can finally say that, yes, I have driven a car with a front mounted V10.

October 3rd, 2009, 8:26 PM	#2
LeVeL Joined: Jun 16th, 2007 Last Online: 2:26 AM Location: MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,969 Car: CG5/F23A1 Rep Power: 100	yank it out and keep it manual __________________ ^Don't worry he's a closet ~~homosexual~~ Miata driver. - Twerp128 flickr . . . photography + UMass Motorsport

October 3rd, 2009, 10:34 PM	#3
GRtak Joined: Sep 6th, 2008 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Michigan USA Age: 40 Posts: 755 Rep Power: 14	Does it shudder when turning and braking or will it do while only braking? Does it have any vibration while driving? __________________ "Obviously, every mountain has already been climbed, which is why, nowadays, you need to reach the top of Everest in the nude to make waves."- Jeremy Clarkson "Scientists are saying the future is going to be far more futuristic than originally predicted."- Krysta Now- Southland Tales

October 4th, 2009, 12:41 AM	#4
JipJopJones Joined: Aug 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 1,867 Car: 1977 Jeep CJ5/1991 Jeep Cherokee Rep Power: 33	When I read the tittle of this thread, I read it as "Powersliding issues" Needless to say I was very disapointed when I came in here. __________________ XBL Gamer Tag: JipJopJones Eh? Rest well in the Hands of your new owner El Camino you will be mine again some day.

October 18th, 2009, 10:57 PM	#6
Spice_Rack Joined: Mar 11th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Boise, Idaho - USA Posts: 132 Car: 2004 Nissan 350Z Roadster Rep Power: 11	Can you heel-toe? Try giving the engine some revs while braking with the clutch pedal down and see if giving it power makes a difference. Could be a vacuum issue? I don't know much about PS but just throwing out ideas. __________________ "It’s an ingenious solution to a problem that should never had existed in the first place." - James May

October 18th, 2009, 11:05 PM	#7
_HighVoltage_ Joined: Aug 5th, 2006 Last Online: 1:41 AM Location: Bulgaria/Athens,WV Age: 22 Posts: 2,667 Car: 1994 Volvo 854 Rep Power: 53	If the problem persists: www.volvospeed.com www.volvoforums.com Lots of knowledgeable guys there, always willing to help. __________________ If your tires are not squealing on the corners...you're simply not going fast enough.

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