So my power steering began malfunctioning about 1 mile into my last ride. At first, I thought I has wedged a stick in there, no such luck. It "assisted" on and off the rest of the ride. It felt like the power steering was still trying to help and changing between min/med/max still seeems to vary the level of assistance ever so slightly. There were no error codes on the display. At home on the jack (in the air engine off), it is still very stiff to move through the range of motion. It 'sticks' more at the ends of travel. The noise of the gears in the steering box seems 'normal" rotating from end to end. I checked the tie rods and pitman plate seems fine. I checked and tightened battery cable connections and PS grounds, they seem solid. I started to tear the front end apart to get at the top bushing, but realized that is a bit of a chore. I got the colum attachment off the bottom bushing, but decided to take a step back.
Before I get myself deep into tearing out and trying to re-grease these bushings, is there other (maybe easier) things I can do to eliminate either the bushings or the PS unit as the culprit? 2015 Outlander Max 650 @750 Miles. Thx.
Before I get myself deep into tearing out and trying to re-grease these bushings, is there other (maybe easier) things I can do to eliminate either the bushings or the PS unit as the culprit? 2015 Outlander Max 650 @750 Miles. Thx.
