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having trouble with wheel!!!

balkanoid

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when i am driving somethimes i can not turn wheel smoothly.like something has broken and its smal parts are there. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!
 
It seems like a bearing of the steering rack pinion has broken (usually the lower one,it is a ball bearing).It has happened to me again. The rack is cheap to rebuild (two bearings,two gaiters and the plastic bush on the rack end opposite the pinion).If you can find the bush,go for it and you will have a new rack.Otherwise if you can find a cheap and good s/h rack,all is OK. Check also the steering column universal joint, if your car is of the later type.
 
It's better not to drive until you fix the car - if small parts have broken off the steering could easily lock.

It could be the steering rack or steering column. Try disconnecting the universal joint in the steering column and move the rack and the column seperately.
 
Just had to change the pinion in my car last week. It's an 81. How old is yours? May be good to have that checked too...?
 
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