power steering

Post by **dynamite40** » 23 Jan 2007 11:30 pm

hi guys has anyone ever fitted power steering to a 1.4 340 if so what parts and how difficulte
i have had 4 340's in the past but this one is so hard to turn it's unreal
it just dont seem right and i dont want to get rid of it
please any sugestions

Post by **pettaw** » 23 Jan 2007 11:33 pm

Pete has PAS on his vario 1.4 which was fitted when the car was new. He's got the original receipts for what was used I believe.

Post by **Ronnie** » 24 Jan 2007 12:59 am

Sounds likely that there is some problem making the steering heavy which might be a lot easier to fix than retrofitting PAS?

Post by **A M R** » 24 Jan 2007 01:21 am

change the steering rack. should make a noticeable improvement.

heavy steering is usually a sign that the rack needs replacing.

Post by **dynamite40** » 24 Jan 2007 07:32 pm

A M R wrote:change the steering rack. should make a noticeable improvement.

heavy steering is usually a sign that the rack needs replacing.

thanks will give it a try theres one in my breakers £25

Post by **bogbasic** » 24 Jan 2007 11:07 pm

Hello, just a thought... there might be cheaper ones on eBay which would be brand new (or at least refurbished). Seller gbw222 has one for £12 p/x plus delivery and cloverc243 has one for £25. Might be worth a search. Cheers, bogbasic.

Post by **jtbo** » 25 Jan 2007 10:10 am

Strut top mounts could have gone, this causes spring to act as bearing instead of top bearing. Quite common fault, if there is cracks in those triangle shaped strut top mounts then they need changing.

Post by **pettaw** » 25 Jan 2007 11:47 am

Hmm yeah, if the wheel is harder to turn that you've experienced before then there could be a problem with the steering geometry or wheel alignment.

First of all do the stupid things first though and make sure the tyres are in good condition and up to pressure. Then if you can, jack the front of the car up and place on stands so you can see if the wheel is stiff to turn when there's no load on the tyres.

If that's all OK then I'd get the car's wheel alignment checked at a professional fitters.

Post by **foggyjames** » 25 Jan 2007 09:29 pm

Pettaw may well be on the money - Nessy's steering got a lot lighter when it was tracked correctly.

I have to say, I love your powers of deduction here...
3 previous 340s...all fine...
....new one is heavy...MUST NEED PAS!

Sorry, just tickled me.

340 1.4s are pretty light for manual steering cars. I'm pretty certain something's up with it. Having said that, if you do want PAS, I have a kit for a 340 for sale...just needs a 360 rack.

cheers

James

Post by **Chris_C** » 26 Jan 2007 01:16 am

Having said that Foggy, my 1.4 is tons worse than my 1.7 for heavyness of steering. Granted, I do have a feeling something is knackered in it, just because it doesn't make any other logical sense...

Post by **foggyjames** » 26 Jan 2007 03:32 am

Having seen some the 'roads' you like to drive on, I'd vote for broken too

cheers

James

Post by **Chris_C** » 26 Jan 2007 09:49 am

Lol, it was like that before rallying

Post by **jtbo** » 26 Jan 2007 01:32 pm

Check and replace part number 12, that is what I meant with my earlier post, that is what has been in all 300s I have seen

http://www.janiervast.com/kuvat/volvo/f ... vo_360.pdf

Post by **dynamite40** » 26 Jan 2007 09:43 pm

jtbo wrote:Check and replace part number 12, that is what I meant with my earlier post, that is what has been in all 300s I have seen

http://www.janiervast.com/kuvat/volvo/f ... vo_360.pdf

thanks will check it out funny thing is the new shocker i put on the front drivers side has started doing a grinding noise will fetch it back off when i get over this flu