GuilhermeRocha

Hello everyone,

I got a 1990 200D and for the last 2 years I've been plagued with a hard steering. My steering always was soft and easy, since this is my daily (with about 1 inch of center play, fine for me).
The symptoms are quite easy to explain. The steering is heavy in any position (specially in the first half lock off-center). This wasn't a 1 day thing, it took about 2/3 months from being soft and nice to hard.
In the last 2 years I've replaced quite a lot of stuff:

- Tires (Michelin's PremiumContact with 205's in the regular 15'' wheel)
- Steering Pump
- Steering Pump rebuild !! (all new stuff including filter)
- Steering fluid
- Steering damper
- Lower Balljoints
- Lower Bushes

I'm quite lost about this.. the steering is quite heavy, seems like I'm driving an old truck.

Any ideias would be helpful

Trevor Hadley

Mine is just the same from the day that i had it off my cousin . Everything is good,, new pas oil and filters every 12 months no noise . 89.000 on the clock .My Volvo you could turn the steering wheel with yuir little finger .You must use Mercedes PAS flid and not ATF fluid .