Check steering components under the bonnet and under the vehicle

• The pitman arm is loose on the steering output shaft;

• The steering system is not designed to transmit energy by mechanical means only. (Power assisted steering systems are acceptable.);

• The power steering pump has loose mounting bolts or cracked or broken mounting brackets, braces or adaptors, or is inoperative;\

• Power steering pump pulleys are cracked, broken or loose;

• Power steering pump belts are loose, cracked through to reinforcing plies, extensively frayed or missing drive sections;

• Integral power steering assemblies or power assist cylinders leak more than one (1) drop every 30 seconds;