Heavy steering when maneuvering

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JustSomeGuy

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Heavy steering when maneuvering

Postby JustSomeGuy » Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:39 pm

It's been hard to turn at maneuvering speeds for the three months that I've owned it. I thought that it was a Jaguar thing until I saw a video of a guy turning it lock to lock with his index finger.
Checked the fluid, the meter showed 0% water. Changed the fluid anyway, making no difference.

I read somewhere else some time ago that this is an engine driven system. I hope so as there is no ps belt driven pump.

Is this part of it? That's a spinning disk behind the viewport.
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Is this part of the ps system
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Re: Heavy steering when maneuvering

Postby davidr » Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:17 pm

Hi-your picture is the camshaft position sensor for the engine management system and nothing to do with the PAS system.
However, you are right that the PAS pump is engine-driven. It is mounted behind the the sensor slightly to the left of your picture.
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Re: Heavy steering when maneuvering

Postby JustSomeGuy » Thu May 01, 2025 4:32 pm

Thanks for that, I did find a video of the PAS pump being removed and rebuilt. https://youtu.be/FS2IuHBn0EI?feature=shared

Before I do that I'll check out the Power Steering Servotronic Relay. Also as I read in the TSB 10-07am the transducer at the rack.
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Heavy during stationary
maneuver. TSB
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