steering

[fcdunedin]

please help!!! i was reversing out driveway and the steering locked up.It [FC sedan]would turn right ok but would not turn left any further  than 1/2 way,like it was locked up,or obstructed? I had to jack front of car up and move with a trolley jack back into garage,when on the jack i tried steering wheel again and the problem was still the same.I removed nut on pitman arm and freed it from spline,tried steering again and it still locked up,but after a couple more turns it freed itself up and now steering runs smoothly lock to lock.I had a new kit from rare spares installed [SBFEK]1 year ago and car has probably travelled only 300 miles,as you can guess i am not keen to put pitman arm back together and go for a drive and see what happens?? Has something like this happened to anyone else or had experience with? Just hope this question is detailed enough to understand.Thanks

[RET]

If it was still locking up with the pitman arm disconnected it suggests something inside the steering box is binding up.  Are you sure the steering box reco kit was correctly fitted?  I haven't got a workshop manual to hand, but I recall there are some fine tolerances involved.  The how-to in the manual is quite detailed.

Not much help, I know.  Have you got a workshop manual?  If you don't you should get one.  The original GM-H one, not the Gregory's version.  They appear on Ebay fairly frequently.

cheers
RET