power steering tight on ford ka?

thanks paddycanman,i am off to get another rack today as you suggest,the fluid isnt frothing at all so probably pump is ok,didnt suspect old pump but changed it anyway to see if it made a difference, hopefully normal service will be resumed tonight !! Paul

paul jenkins
June 2008

There are basicaly 2 things that can cause your problem. 1 the pump over presurising the system. To check this run the engine and remove the resevior cap, see if the fluid is frothing, it will look like blancmange.If so the problem is with the pump (relief valve stuck poss). If not, it will be the rack. The spool inside the rack is probably faulty presurising both sides at once. Hope this helps,paddycanman

paddycanman
June 2008