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11-25-2003, 06:55 PM
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Hatch Hard To Turn
I don't know if I have a big steering problem but I got the chance to drive another 91 hatch and it seems that this other hatch was alot easier to turn than mine. I could actually drive with one hand!!!! In my hatch I have to swang it like a school bus. (HARD LIKE HELL!!) Any ideas on what might be wrong????
Thanx Windy
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11-25-2003, 08:18 PM
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Re: Hatch Hard To Turn
Yeah, neither does mine. I don't think any hatches or CRX's came stock with power steering (unless the JDM or EDM ones did or something), but at low speeds (like when parking) it's alot harder to steer, especially if you have tires that are wider than the stock ones.
It could be that the owner of the other hatch installed power-steering from a sedan into his hatch? Or, maybe he has a larger diameter steering wheel which would make it easier. Or, his tires aren't quite so wide... It's no big deal though, you certainly get used to it.
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11-25-2003, 09:00 PM
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hmmmm
Well I know my friend did not have power steering on his car and I know he is running 205's on his car so he has wide tires.......... So I don't know. I heard before something about oiling the turning control something?? Does anyknow know about oiling something on the steering colume??? I have wide tires also but it still feels like his car is alot easier to turn. Mine feels like a eighteen wheeler or something. I dunno.....................Anyone got any ideas???
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11-25-2003, 09:30 PM
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Unless something is wrong, its really not too hard to turn the wheel without power steering. I even have a smaller steering wheel on it now and its fine. Parking and backing out is hard sometimes, but not a big deal, when you are driving you cant even tell you dont have power steering. My steering feels much better compared to my girlfriends 4g4d in my opinion.
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11-25-2003, 09:45 PM
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my 90 si never had power steering, and you had to use both arms to turn the wheels in a parking lot, and that was with the normal tire size on it. When it was moving, i never noticed a difference, and I liked it more on the highway, it wasn't as touchy.
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11-26-2003, 12:06 AM
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Re: Hatch Hard To Turn
I think it's easier to loose controll with PS than without. Like cot said maybe you should work out or something.
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#11
11-26-2003, 03:49 AM
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i found my 89 Dx hatch to be easy to turn... one handed no prob.
but my 91 Si Hatch is a bitch to turn. but the more i drive it, the better it becomes. and the honda mechanic topped up the grease fittings. did you just get the car recently? or do u only drive it once a week? i think that was the problem with mine, the last owner only drove it once a month.
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11-26-2003, 10:49 AM
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only automatics came with power steering, I believe... and I believe it was also a dealer installed option at the time.
I much prefer not having power steering though... seems like the road and the wheels transfer better to my hands without it... As for the steering wheel being hard to turn... just work out more :P lift weights or something. That's what I do 
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11-27-2003, 01:54 AM
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I know I have to work out but you know what. I'm swole as it is . I weight 185 and I bench 255 so yea.......... I think I'm swole enough and I got brand new tires all aired up and everything . kuhmos 205 50 zr15 esta supras. before with my goodyears it was still hard as hell to turn. and now its still the same???? I don't know is there anything I can grease up or something along those lines??? thanx again
Windy
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11-27-2003, 02:35 PM
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Check your lower balljoints on your control arm, as well as the balljoints on your steering rack. My steering got very tough just before one of my lower balljoints popped out and almost killed me. Replaced the lot and all is fine again now...
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