turtle33 Member 578 Member For: 19y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 21/03/05 08:44 PM Share Posted 21/03/05 08:44 PM (edited) does anybody else experience shuddering thru the steering wheel at low/no speed, mines quite violent and loud, I have had comments from both people in and out of the car.Has the valve spring issues been fixed with the 05, the salesman say they have, but I think he was lieing as his lips were moving. Edited 21/03/05 08:46 PM by turtle33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mercurysteve Guests Posted 21/03/05 09:27 PM Share Posted 21/03/05 09:27 PM Not sure what you mean by shudder, but I hear a "click, click, click sound either half-to full lock turn either way at low speeds. Just clicks every time.Any idea anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotom Team Bute Donating Members 1,550 Member For: 21y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 21/03/05 09:42 PM Share Posted 21/03/05 09:42 PM I had the annoying "click click" noise when turning at low speed......I believe it is a known problem with Ford.... I read on another thread here that it was due to a poor quality bearing on the base of the steering column, and Ford was replacing the steering column to rectify the issue.On mine, I was told that all that was necessary was tightening the steering rack ??? Whether it was the mounts, or an adjustment taking up endplay? Not too sure.The problem has gone away though.... No more clicking.There is another issue I am sensing though, and it was just begining to show before the clicking issue was rectified. At idle, the steering becomes very hard too turn... feels like the power steering pump is NOT functioning correctly.It is intermittent too... sometimes it feels OK, other times it is quite stiff to turn?Car is going back in tomorrow for some followup work.Other than that, car has been fantastic. Still enjoy jumping in every opportunity I get.cheerstom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty Mushroom Donating Members 799 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: THORNLANDS, QLD Posted 21/03/05 10:26 PM Share Posted 21/03/05 10:26 PM does anybody else experience shuddering thru the steering wheel at low/no speed, mines quite violent and loud, I have had comments from both people in and out of the car.Has the valve spring issues been fixed with the 05, the salesman say they have, but I think he was lieing as his lips were moving.The "shudder" at low speed whilst turning is a common problem. It is caused by air in the power steering hose. Ford had no fix a couple of months ago other than doing figure eights to bleed the air out. This works for a short period of time then the problem returns. I've got mine in for the 45k service in a couple of weeks and will be asking if they have a fix for it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mercurysteve Guests Posted 21/03/05 10:30 PM Share Posted 21/03/05 10:30 PM Sounds like Ford really stryggle to come up with the fixes when the problem arises and is consistent. Should be much better than that as a moto Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYRZ Donating Members 333 Member For: 20y 3d Gender: Male Location: VIC Posted 21/03/05 10:30 PM Share Posted 21/03/05 10:30 PM does anybody else experience shuddering thru the steering wheel at low/no speed, mines quite violent and loud, I have had comments from both people in and out of the car.You may just have an air lock in your steering lines and need to bleed them. Easiest way is just to go find a nice piece of soft grass (not your own front lawn, use your neighbours or somebody else you hate), put the front wheels on it and while parked, turn the steering lock to lock several times. This should do the trick. Hope it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 1m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/03/05 01:17 AM Share Posted 22/03/05 01:17 AM I had the low speed steering shudder in mine and according to the dealer, they first bleed the power steering system and do some slow figure eights and mentioned above. If this doesn't solve the issue, the power steering hose is then replaced. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mercurysteve Guests Posted 22/03/05 03:49 AM Share Posted 22/03/05 03:49 AM thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingah2 Crusty aviator Member 846 Member For: 20y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: ACT Posted 22/03/05 04:37 AM Share Posted 22/03/05 04:37 AM Turtle33 - try the search function as there is a relative wealth of info on steering judder which is a documented issue for which there are a series of fixes recorded in a Ford TSB. Mine had it, notably when hot and slow speed turns to the left. The Ford service team followed the TSB and indeed by going through the entire TSB and ultimately doing a hose change they have fully and effectively addressed that issue. Concerning valve springs there is a dollop of folk-lore about that one. There were a few vehicles that have claimed to have had valve spring issues which can become more eveident at higher stages of tune and boost. There is no generic problem with the valve springs other than their consistency that had to be addressed. I run APS Phase II with no issues arising from the standard springs and my APS tuner has yet to encounter any issues amongst the MANY they have modified. Nevertheless it sure has been a good money spinner for some of the 'tuners' out there. If you are going to run high boost pressures - above 10psi it may be worth copnsidering, but get rid of the exhaust back pressure first with a decent flowing system and you may never require them to be changed.Dingah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle33 Member 578 Member For: 19y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 23/03/05 12:34 PM Author Share Posted 23/03/05 12:34 PM (edited) thanks for the replies, the steering judder was present when I first picked up the car (17k's) now at 1300k's and still there. Re the valve springs, I will only be looking for about 300 odd fwkws max so should have no issue withe springs. Edited 23/03/05 12:35 PM by turtle33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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