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Having not driven my 924 for some time due to my 944, with summer here i finally got her road legal today.Thing is the steering (not power steering) doesn't seem to be as it used to.At times it's quite hard to turn the steering wheel - especially on taking a sharp corner, but this afternoon i pulled into a parking space doing a full right hand lock and there was a bad clicking noise which appeared to be coming through the steering wheel itself - what's the likely problem?could it be the ball joints seizing?
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06-20-2005, 06:01 AM
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The steering link u-joints are seizing up. Not an uncommon effect of leaving the older 924's sitting for a length of time.
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06-20-2005, 06:41 AM
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A bit of grease is called for then? or does it mean they're probably knackered?
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No way to grease them. Have to replace the link. Someone on your side of the pond found a new or rebuilt for about $110 USD recently. Might have been a serviceman in Germany.
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Problem solved - there was a what looks like a "home-made" earth wire wrapped fairly tight around the steering column which was tightening up
on turns.I've took it off - not sure what it was for - but steering is fine now.Strange!
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06-20-2005, 09:55 AM
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Try your horn.
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1983 Porsche 944 2.5 liter
