1997 Jaguar XJ6 hard to turn when at slow or idle speed

Tiny
TABBOTT13
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  • 1997 JAGUAR XJ6
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 170,000 MILES
When bralkng to turn corner, parking etc very difficult to steer. Steerng fine when driving otherwisel
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 AT 3:43 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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  • 31,938 POSTS
Hi there,

Start with checking the power steering oil and the drive belt tension, if all is OK you will have to go to a dealer and get a system pressure check done as the pump pressure may be low, the reason the steering is better at speed is that it is a variable pressure system and the power steering cuts back at higher road speeds as it is not needed, if it did not do this the steering would be feather light at speed and that is not desired.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008 AT 4:11 PM

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