Steering Noises...

[97splorer]

When I am going slow, almost idle speed or so, when I turn the steering wheel it sounds like somthing is almost binding up. It doesn't do this in normal speeds that I can tell. Also, when at a stop if I crank the wheels on way or another the whole thing shimmys. I checked my ball joints and they had no play. Could the tie rods be bad. I jacked it up and tried to move the tires left and right and they move a little but not a whole lot. I have plenty of fluid too. Any thought on what the noise might be?

 

[97splorer]

Any ideas?

 

[Explorer1996]

power steering maybe?

 

[Garth]

What the condition of your steering fluid, does it look foamy?

 

[97splorer]

it doesn't appear foamy, it is a brownish color.

 

[Pheonixx77]

have you checked the wheel joints to see if theyt are binding? my 94 is going to visit the shop tue. cause my wheel joints are binding...

 

[97splorer]

How do I check the wheel joints?