It has already been an established fact that automaker Volvo is known for the security of safety it provides and the design of luxury to which its cars are presented. As they put it, safety isn't only possible through the use of bumpers, air bags, headlights, anti-lock braking systems, and other protection gears that cars are installed with. It mostly comes from the inside, especially from under the hood - where all the performance comes from - and from where safe driving should start with.
Among the car parts that Volvo takes into great account when putting up a car is the correct positioning of their Volvo Steering Rack. Control is an important part of the journey and Volvo knows that control shouldn't come from the driver alone but from the steering as well. This steering rack includes a rack enclosed with a steering pinion. This is then connected to the steering wheel through shafts and U-joints. Both ends of the steering rack are connected to the front wheels so that a turn in the steering wheel would translate into the turning of the wheels either to the left or right as well. Thus, the role it plays on cars is highly significant.
It wouldn't do any good to know that the Volvo Steering rack already needs replacement only at the time it fails to follow the directions the driver is turning to. And the symptoms to a failing Volvo Steering Rack, and for any other makes for that matter, aren't easily detected. A driver should practice a routine of checking the level of fluid reservoir to be able to detect the first symptoms of a coming steering rack failure and remedy it as soon as possible. This is because the usual first symptom is a leaking around the seals or the boots, and this really is hard to see. If the fluid in the reservoir becomes too low due to this leaking, then a variety of symptoms would then follow - hard cornering during turns, grinding noises in cornering, whining sounds in slow maneuvers, and intermittent spots of resistance in steering.
Although Volvo makes their only with quality in mind, these steering racks are still not immune to the wear and tear problems time may give. Thousands of miles after the car's break-in, it may be possible that a wrestling match should occur everytime a turn on the steering is made. Before this even happens, be sure that the above-mentioned solution is done with utmost commitment to ensure that driving is still under the best control.
