96 chrysler LHS tight steering

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LAWRENCE PERFETTO - 27 Sep 2004 20:40 GMT

Just replaced the right inner tie rod end and the steering rack mounting
bushings. Steering is now stiff, it was effortless before [but sloppy].
Can't figure why it got hard. I know some Chryslers have speed sensitive
steering, could I have loosened a wire. Had front end aligned and checked,
mech said it looked ok. Any suggestions.
Help !!!!!!

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Bill Putney - 27 Sep 2004 23:14 GMT

LAWRENCE PERFETTO wrote:

> Just replaced the right inner tie rod end and the steering rack mounting
> bushings. Steering is now stiff, it was effortless before [but sloppy].
> Can't figure why it got hard. I know some Chryslers have speed sensitive
> steering, could I have loosened a wire. Had front end aligned and checked,
> mech said it looked ok. Any suggestions.
> Help !!!!!!

Coincidentally, I just replaced both inner tie rod bushings on my 2nd
gen. Concorde yesterday (same steering hardware as the first gen. LH's).

At the risk of stating the obvious, I would say that either (1)
Something made the power assist stop working (low fluid, belt slipping
or missing), or (2) Something is mechanically binding in, at, or near
the steering gear.

Related to item (2), there is a concentric part that goes between the
inner tie rod and the steering gear linear actuator - the inner tie rod
bolts have to go thru that concentric piece (it is visibly hidden by the
rubber bellows that covers everything except the tie rod and its bolt
head - if it's possible to attach the tie rods to the steering gear with
that concentric piece out of place, that could bind things up).

If it is related to the speed-senstive steering, I don't know enough
about that to comment - will leave that to someone else regarding that
possibility.

Bill Putney
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