By Pippa Cornish
Don't know if you read what I said, but I clearly said that I messed up with the fluid thing? Seems to me like you just want to start an argument for the sake of it. Which is why I could not tell whether you were also discounting my statement about the steering rack since you quoted my whole post. This forum is meant to share and help people about stuff related about their car and if you don't understand that then I can't help you. Don't know if you meant to quote the OP or not but I 110% agree, my first instinct would be to take it into the dealer for an issue like this.
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Re: 99 honda civic steering problemIt won't be in your steering column, it will be your steering gear. Your pinion gear must have decided to eat your rack gear. There are 4 bolts holding it on and you have to pull your tie rod ends and turn the wheel all the way to the short side of the rack in order for it to slide out when you remove it. You will have to drop the exhaust where the manifold attaches to the cat flange. I have done about 5 of these before and been through 2 in my car.
i have a huge problem with my alignment the car pulls to the right like crazy. let go of the wheel n instantly its flying over to the right. n to drive straight the steering wheel has to be crankd over the the left slightly. he alignd everything to where is should be n the car still pulls like a s.o.b. could it possibly be the steering rack itself?
Re: rack and pinion problemQuote: RW8633 Originally Posted by Also, the guy who looked at it said that it was rusted and that the tire could fall off at any time. Quote: The only problem I noticed while driving is that it pulls A LOT to the right when driving. Can you think of anything else that would cause the steering wheel to pull so badly to the right? Most common is leakage, and I really don't see that all that often.I live in the rust belt, and I have yet to see a rack rust away...so far...(I know I haven't seen it all though.)Rust? Swap the 2 front tires and see if it pulls the other direction.Bad or bent suspension parts.
It pulls to the right. It drove straight till I turned the wheel hard to the right and it made a loud pop sound. If I turn it all the way to the left and make it pop, it will drive pretty straight till I make a right turn or turn so far to the right. Steering doesn't feel right at all. It feels like it is harder to turn the wheel left than it does right.
I have a 2006 lx coupe and since i bought the car with 65k miles ive noticed power steering fluid leaking from the passenger side. im 18 now but cars are a passion of mine being a honda family i can pretty much replace anything on my civic. and for those who love to belittle others, i did vigorously check the car front to back over and under. it went from add fluid once every 2 months to now im using about a bottle in 3 weeks. my steering feels fine but could this be why my suspension still isnt right after replacing all new suspension
That’s where your steering rack and pinion come into play. The steering rack is connected to the steering shaft, which is connected to the steering wheel. If your steering wheel is getting harder to turn, then the steering rack and pinion may be malfunctioning, thus killing your power steering. If there’s power steering fluid puddling under your car, it may be from the steering rack. In an electric power steering system, a malfunctioning steering rack and pinion can trigger warning lights, such as the EPS light or the stability control light.
