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1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Repair Question


Topics covered: Steering, Power steering, Power steering pump.
Mileage: 14,500 miles.

Asked on October 31, 2012

Cadillac Fleetwood Steering Problem

My steering locks up while driving when i turn left or right ....what could cause this i already replaced belt and belt tensioner and power steering pump last summer.
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Replied on October 31, 2012

You need to have this checked by a front end shop. Though it could be the lack of pressure, based on what you have changed it could be front end parts going bad like tie rods etc or I have had vehicles that the internals of the rack wear out. The one I had decentrigated interanlly and sent fragments throughout the powersteering seizing the pump thus smoking the belt and extreamly hard to steer. That was a lot going on in that few minutes. Again, get this checked at once by a front end shop

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