Why does my steering wheel tightening up and it over heated

Asked by Kenneth Nov 21, 2015 at 09:27 PM about the 1981 Mercedes-Benz 240

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Check your belts,may be loose or bad causing the power steering pump not to help you turn the wheel,and could all so be the issue with the over heating,if not this you may need to check your power steering fluid,and check your coolant fans to be running,next would be the water pump.

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