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PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:39 am 
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So After plugging my 02 SSEI into a tech 2, there is a code telling me the Steering wheels position sensor is bad. There is cracking when I turn the wheel with or without power steering, but more so without power steering. The guy who checked out my car is saying I need a new Rack & Pinion along with the SWPS. There is no play in my steering, and the power steering just stops working when my RPMs are below 750. At >800 the power steering is working just fine. There is no whine in the pump, and the pumps fluid levels are fine.

This is a video of the cracking/creaking when the RPMs are too low to have power steering.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZpro97W ... e=youtu.be

What do you think are the chances that the Rack & Pinion need to be replaced? I have searched in the forums, but have not seen any Rack & Pinion placement replacements in any significant number.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:01 pm 
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That sounds more like a really bad intermediate steering shaft or something in the steering column.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:17 pm 
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Is this different than your post here?
http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=34267&p=336381#p336381

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:48 pm 
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@Archon. I wanted to make a separate thread concerning the Rack & Pinion because I'm getting it possibly installed tomorrow and I wanted to go in there with as much knowledge as I could so I could explain why it shouldn't be the Rack & Pinion. I'd rather return this $170 part if I could. The guy I took it to never worked on a bonneville before, and I know some of you guys know them like the back of your hand.

@Haro. I'll let the guy know to look at the intermediate steering shaft. He's already planning on looking into the column. Thanks.

I feel better now that two people said to check the ISS. I don't want to talk to this guy tomorrow without being sure of what it could be. If he already thought I needed a rack and pinion, he might not be too good of a diagnoser.


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