Suddenly tight steering

[millarg]

Driving last night steering got very tight, lots of effort to turn wheel.

Plan to check it out tomorrow, any guesses as the most likely cause?

[Bob Kontak]

Here is a link. Tie rod ends first then steering rack. per info here.

Hard steering 911 carrera

[Josh D]

The first and easiest thing to check is tire pressure.

[JoeyD911]

Check the u-joints in the steering column in the trunk, they can suddenly bind up as well.

[Flieger]

There is also a needle bearing inside a rubber coupling apparently.

[spuggy]

Pin for the steering lock can also bind on the column and cause stiff steering. But that'd probably be immediately obvious as you went to drive away (was to me).