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Originally Posted by 4flyboy
Hi Jared,
Had this issue in my '84, the steering would jam for a terrifying second on a lane change or turn. Sometimes, so fast, I wondered if I imagined it.
Extremely disconcerting and a shot of adrenaline when least expected.
It turned out to be one of two needle bearings in the smugglers box where to u-joint for the steering passes through.
It was a dyi job but fiddly. The parts are very inexpensive but get the best bearing you can find.
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Thank you. This sounds like different symptoms though. At least so far, both time it happened to me on a sharp 90 degree right turn, at walking speed or accelerating from it. There's been nothing weird while driving when the steering wheel is only turned a little. And I'm not sure it unjams until the car stops.