1996 Ford Thunderbird LX "jerky steering power" Questions

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...the steering wheel is turned without the engine running the power steering system gets air in the system causing jerky feel. It'll take a few days of driving it to work the air out of the lines

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...but there seems to be fluid in the resovouir. What issues may cause the jerky steering? Bad steering rack. Had you flushed the P/S Fluid,every couple years,you could have avoided an expensive

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...steering felt jerky just the moment you start and drive off. My mechanic flushed out the old fluid with a power steering flush fluid and replenish with new fluid and that did the trick. The old fluid ...

EXPLORER STEERING IS JERKY EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE SEEN SOME POWER STEERING FLUID UNDER AUTO, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE FLUID IN THE RESOVOUIR. WHAT ISSUES MAY CAUSE THE JERKY STEERING? Air in the system

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...steering is still a bit jerky if turned all the way to the right or the left. It drives and corners normally on the road however my concern is that I may have added the incorrect type of steering ...

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...a corner my steering wheel is kinda jerky either direction. what i mean is in one full turn to the right or left it is east for 1 second then the next it is hard sounds like the power steering ...

what tell signs of power steering pump failure when I turn steering if feels not easy it could be low on oil the steering is stiff or jerky and noisy

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...steering is very jerky and intermittent. After that time, the problem goes away completely, even if the engine is turned off and back on. But the problem returns after the van's been sitting for a ...

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power steering my power steering is jerky and hard to turn Hi Sally can you post the year,make and model of your Nissan and I will trouble shoot for you,like your red glasses.

steering jerky turning when stationary Could be the power steering pump, if you have power assist, it could be the rack and pinion. You also need to check suspension parts, ball joints, tierod ends, ...

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