Very light power steering on 2002 Astra

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Hi, Just nipped to town in my 2002 Astra SXI and noticed that the power steering felt very very light. and that I had to turn the wheel more to turn corners.

Can anyone give me any Idea what can be causing this?

PS : as far as I know my power steering fluid is full.

Thanks

Pete
 
By light do you mean ineffective?

Light steering and having to turn the wheel more at corners are totally separate things.

The latter seems unlikely unless someone has sneaked a new steering rack in overnight!
 
Alan Steele - Steeles of Worthing said:
By light do you mean ineffective?

Light steering and having to turn the wheel more at corners are totally separate things.

The latter seems unlikely unless someone has sneaked a new steering rack in overnight!
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it feels very light, IE: requires little effort to turn, but I have to turn the wheel more than normal.
 
DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE!!!

Apologies for shouting, but this very same thing happened to me a while back with a volvo. it turned out that the steering rack had come adrift from its mountings and when I turned the wheel, the first thing that happened was the rack moved to one side. then the front wheels turned.

get someone to wiggle the steering wheel from lock to lock and check to see if the rack moves.

Mike
 
What was the result of this i.e. what was the problem? - having a similar car I would be very interested to know thanks
 
R. Murphy said:
What was the result of this i.e. what was the problem? - having a similar car I would be very interested to know thanks
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I don't know yet, I haven't had chance to take it in, it still feels very light, I aint stopping driving it, If I have an accident then so be it.
 
prototype said:
I don't know yet, I haven't had chance to take it in, it still feels very light, I aint stopping driving it, If I have an accident then so be it.
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So be it ??? so you might kill an innocent person because of "so be it" dont be a bloody idiot and get it checked
 
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