2001 Toyota Tundra Steers Hard When Turning Right
It was very common in the day and was a frequent complaint of our customers.
2001 toyota tundra steers hard when turning right. The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Tundra. We recommend wearing safety glasses and gloves when dealing with any engine fluids including power steering fluid. The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra SR5.
On the old hilux one end looks like the end of a bolt and the other end is a concave metal bumper. My PS fluid is full and I replaced it two years ago with full synthetic ATF. I dont think its the belt but who knows.
With 70000 miles whenever I turned the steering wheel right or left there was agrinding noise. The steering works totally fine. Slow turning at full lock makes them clunk against each other.
Other than that it drives fine. I will try to make a vid when I get home so you guys can hear it. Its not the fluid level.
Jack truck up steering is easy. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that the steering rack was corroded. The 2002 Toyota Tundra has 32 NHTSA complaints for the steering at 108672 miles average.
I will turn left and it will pop then it wont do it again till i turn right tightly. It is for surging rack pinions not just for leaks. 2009 Toyota Tundra V8-47L.