Steering feels like it has a bad spot in it when you turn

Tiny
TRASHMAN150
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  • 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
  • 3.4L
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
When you turn the steering wheel it gets hard and then easy and then hard and easy, almost like it has a flat spot on the pinion gear of the rack. I also removed the u joint from the steering column and as I turn the tire by hand I can feel it just not as bad, as you turn the steering wheel with it unhooked it turns freely. Do I have a bad rack and pinion assembly?
Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 AT 8:48 AM

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Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

You have a steering shaft from the wheel to the rack. there are universal joints in that shaft that fail and get tight and they give you this issue.

Rockauto has the part complete.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chevrolet,2005,equinox,3.4l+v6,1430631,steering,steering+shaft,11373

Roy
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 AT 9:00 AM

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