lumpy steering

350ci muppet · Post by **350ci muppet** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:06 pm

ive just bought myself another bx which is my 5th. anyway its come with a few issues nothing major only one im not sure about is the steering its assisted and when you turn it its lumpy ive held my hand on both front spheres when turning it frm lock to lock and on the n/s one you can feel the lumpy bits but not the o/s would i be right in thinking top mount.
any help would be gd cheers
Paul

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:21 am

Most likely cause is your LHM pump is getting tired.

kiwi · Post by **kiwi** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:33 am

Add Flow Divider Valve (FDV) to your list of suspects or Power Steering Piston Ram.

You thought it woould be easy to diagnos?

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:06 am

350ci muppet wrote:... I've held my hand on both front spheres ... thinking top mount...

Watch out for the Peelers

Post by **Tim Leech** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:06 pm

If the car hasnt been used for a while they can get a bit "sticky" I had a similar problem with my 16v after 12 months lay up, I changed the LHM and did some citroenaerobics (lock to lock, suspension up and down a few times) and hey presto its all ok now.

Worth trying at least.

DavidRutherford · Post by **DavidRutherford** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:57 pm

350ci muppet wrote:would i be right in thinking top mount.

On any other car with McPherson struts, yes you would.

The BX, however, doesn't have strut-top bearings. The hydraulic suspension leg takes care of that, so if the juddering can be felt through one side more than the other, then you've probably got a stiff suspension leg.

Try the "vacuum up some LHM through the breather pipe" trick. Has been known to work wonders in the past.

350ci muppet · Post by **350ci muppet** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:32 pm

well the bloke i got it from said it was stood up for about 3/4 months but i think he was talkng complete bull as there was supposedly nothing else wrong with it the lhm tank was a little low as there is a little leak on the front so filled it up will keep pumping up and down and turning every now and then its fine although not as light as i remember my old gti so ill leave it for now and just use it and see what happens.
cheers chaps

350ci muppet · Post by **350ci muppet** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:33 pm

well the bloke i got it from said it was stood up for about 3/4 months but i think he was talkng complete bull as there was supposedly nothing else wrong with it the lhm tank was a little low as there is a little leak on the front so filled it up will keep pumping up and down and turning every now and then its fine although not as light as i remember my old gti so ill leave it for now and just use it and see what happens.
cheers chaps

DLM · Post by **DLM** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:48 am

What colour is the lhm? If it's lost that electric green colour or is getting cloudy and/or brown you could be due a change and filter cleanout. Suspect the pump if the car's very slow to rise on initial start-up and the red warning light comes on for a long period during lift-up.

Last lumpy steering I tackled needed the hydraflush treatment on the hydraulic system. . Also, is the steering worse at lower temperatures than higher ones?

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