Ford Escort steering - Butler
Hi guys,

The steering on my L reg escort is feeling really heavy at the moment and its starting to worry me!! Any ideas what it could be? It hasnt got power steering so its not that failing, and the tyres arent underinflated.
Ford Escort steering - Hawesy1982
Can't think of a reason unless your front suspension has collapsed, shifting the weight of the car more over the front wheels.

Have you checked that the wheels spin freely? That could make a difference
Ford Escort steering - RichardW
Something is seizing up - eg, one of the bottom ball joints, a track rod ball joint, a suspension strut bearing, one of the steering column universals, the rack itself. There are many possibilites, but I would get it seen to ASAP as there is a possibilty that it could seize solid and leave you with no steering, or break up and leave you with wheels pointing in opposite directions. Either way not very funny....


RichardW

Is it illogical? It must be Citroen....