Eccessive turning effort/radius

SLOFING

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CHRYSLER LE BARON

I have a 1989 Turbo 2.5 convertible with 15 inch factory wheels. It is an automatic.
The problem is the car has horrible turning, it wont turn sharp, only wide. It sometimes takes 2 tries to turn into the driveway. It is also very stiff. There is no play or shimmy in the steering. I am not the original owner and wonder if someone put the wrong rack and pinion or if it is somehow damaged. Have you ever seen this problem before?

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2CARPRO JACK

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Could be the wrong rack in it. Hard to turn like low/no power assist? Do the wheels turn until they hit the steering stops?

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Saturday, July 28th, 2007 AT 8:54 AM

SLOFING

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There are no typical steering stops like iv'e seen on the lower control arms in the past. One more interesting thing is the steering whell only turns 2 times not the typical 2.6 turns I found in the specs online. I have clearance in the wheelwell to turn farther.