Power steering and suspension on Corolla

**jopard** · December 4th, 2004 04:16 PM

Hello to All,

My steering seems to be heavier than before in the past few weeks and also compared to other power steering cars I've handled. My car's a 97 Corolla GLi. I was hoping this problem will be fixed when I had some of my suspension parts replaced recently because of some "kalampag" up front (tie rod ends, ball joints and rack ends) together with the 80K PMS. I was thinking that maybe because the tie rods have been "pressed" as a temporary fix before so that my steering is makunat. I've also had my rack and pinion overhauled some months back (oil leak). The noise is gone now but the steering is still the same.

Also, after shedding precious bucks on suspension and rack/pinion OHaul, I couldn't seem to be as satisfied as before on the car's overall ride through bumps and rough roads. Oh yes, the toinks are gone as should be, pero medyo maingay pa rin (rattles, vibrations, etc from everywhere I couln't pin point). My shocks are still ok I think but is there a way I could bring my ride back to the same quiet stability as before?

Thanks a lot in advance for your comments.

**benchph1** · December 4th, 2004 06:21 PM

about the heavy steering, check the inflation of your tires if they are within factory specs.

now about the noises that comes out of your suspension, try visiting velocity motors in banawe or zee motors in aurora blvd cubao..
they diagnose ur car's suspension for free.

**jopard** · December 8th, 2004 02:46 PM

Thanks Benchph1 for your comments. You're right, I should have my suspension diagnosed and I'm glad there's somwhere/someone who'd do it for free. Hope to check them out one of these days.

As to my steering, I think my tires are within factory specs and I normally inflate them at 30. Thanks again for your help.

**euro** · December 9th, 2004 01:00 AM

Try mo ZEE shop sa aurora boulevard, a lot of kotse.com members i met there had their car suspension checked and refurbished there.yes free estimate nila and since mura you might as well have it fixed there. their new tech polymer injection on joints is effective. Yes i have also been a suki of this old "press" repair method/other gimmiks na lalong naging grabe ang ingay.
I had my 96 bmw316i recently..they fixed my front joints ball,rack end, tie rods may 15000kms guarantee pa.My shocks was also given a second life..their method really works...and help us guys who want to save on maintenance. in fact mas gusto ride nang BM ko ngayon, i will sched naman my second car a 97 galant..problem din with suspension.