Hello,
I'm not quite sure how to explain this, but I'll do my best: I've got a 95 4x4 Sportage that has this wiered power steering issue: if I'm comming back to center from one end or the other , it becomes very dificult to turn the wheel a few degrees through center. Once I finnaly get past center, it's ok again. Case in point:
At one of the intersections on my way to work, I make a right, then an imediate left. During that turn, as I come out of the right to make the left, I whip the wheel around to go left. At that moment, as I pass center, the steering becomes very stiff. I turn a little further, then it becomes easy as if there was nothing wrong. I've taken it to our mechanic and he can't find anything wrong. All three of our 80's Subarus do the same thing, but, only when the RPMS are above 2500. Is it the pump, or the box? I don't know. Any Ideas? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Thanks,
Ted