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Old 03-14-2011, 09:14 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Eoc

Thanks again, weather spotter. It's when I restart shortly after eoc. When it's been sitting for a while and then I start it, it doesn't have any vibration.

I ONLY eoc when it's a large, open parking lot, when their isn't any traffic and I am confident that it's safe... We are talking about speeds from 15mpg then to a stop to park forward in a parking space.

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Old 03-14-2011, 09:50 PM   #12 (permalink)
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It's likely nowhere near that bad. My family owned two Ford Galaxy 500s w/o PS before my dad bought a Crown Vic. The Galaxies were just as large, and nearly as heavy, but we only had problems steering them when parking. Steering effort was not a problem with speeds >5 mph.
Don't forget that large cars with manual steering likely would have had different ratios than a power assisted one.
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Old 03-14-2011, 09:53 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Metro is correct. Ps modles have diff designs. If its only after EOC. I a thinking it is just the system reballancing. It should not.be.an.issue.
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It's likely nowhere near that bad. My family owned two Ford Galaxy 500s w/o PS before my dad bought a Crown Vic. The Galaxies were just as large, and nearly as heavy, but we only had problems steering them when parking. Steering effort was not a problem with speeds >5 mph.
yeah but you need to keep in mind there is a difference between a vehicle without power steering and one with power steering but no power. without power to the power steering you have to fight the hydraulic fluid when steering, with no power steering you only fight the wheel resistance.

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