The driving wheel of my 1988 Corolla FX is hard to turn around in cold weather but it works fine once it absorbs enough heat under the sun or when the temperature is around 60 degree F or above. Two years ago, the power steering pump was leaking oil (but the car drove well then); the pump was replaced at that time. (Not until the 3rd replacement, there was finally no oil leak. The car drove well until last month.) After my mechanic replaced this power steering pump a few weeks ago, the car is still doing the same thing--hard to turn around when it's cold. Then he said the rack and pinion needs to be replaced. I feel suspicious because there is no oil leak. The rack and pinion was replaced in 2008 when there was an oil leak (but the car drove well then); the car has run 14,700 miles since that replacement. (Some mechanics told me typically, they only change the rack and pinion when there is an oil leak.)
Does anybody have any idea about why my car is doing that? Any recommendations?
Does anybody have any idea about why my car is doing that? Any recommendations?