no, the intermediate steering shaft is completely independent of the power steering fluid operation. Make sure that when you remove the shaft, you DO NOT move the steering wheel. The clockspring inside the wheel is very easily damaged. no, I don't see why.
To change the steering shaft on a Yard Machine, first, ensure the machine is powered off and safely secured. Remove the steering wheel by unscrewing the retaining nut and gently pulling it off. Next, detach the steering column cover and any connected components, then unbolt the steering shaft from the chassis. Replace it with the new shaft, reassemble the components in reverse order, and test the steering for proper function.
To remove the steering shaft on a 2006 Pontiac GTO, first disconnect the battery and remove the steering column covers. Then, detach the steering wheel by removing the retaining nut and pulling it off. Next, unbolt the universal joint at the base of the steering shaft and the intermediate shaft from the steering column. To install, reverse the process, ensuring all bolts are torqued to the manufacturer's specifications and reconnect the battery.
Most likely cause is that the intermediate steering shaft has a bad Joint(s). Replace the steering shaft and you'll be good to go. This shaft is connected to the steering gear box on one end and the steering colum at the other.
Check out the bearings in the steering column and the knuckles in the steering shaft
That is absolutely unsafe. Get is fixed ASAP.
i would recomend disconnecting the battery and or pulling the airbag fuse for this. disconnect the steering shaft from the box and turn it so the wheel is centered. then put the shaft back on the box.
The steering intermediate shaft connects the end of a column to the rack. The shaft can have more problems in a pickup than in a car.
How do you change the steering shaft in a 1990 Jeep Wrangler?
Axle shaft, steering shaft, drive shaft, distributor shaft
If the steering wheel spins freely but the wheels don't turn, the steering shaft (which runs from the steering wheel, into the engine compartment, and down to the steering box) probably came apart. Usually there are one or more joints in the steering shaft, to allow it to angle around obstructions in the engine compartment. It may be that the shaft separated from one of these joints. Find the steering shaft in the engine compartment and see if it's continuous all the way down to the steering box. Also see if when you turn the steering wheel, if the shaft turns also. If it doesn't, then there's a problem with the steering wheel's mounting to the shaft. At the steering wheel, the shaft is usually cut with a bunch of little notches, which the steering wheel hub slides onto. If these notches have gotten stripped, then the hub has nothing to grip, and the wheel will spin free without moving the steering shaft.
Could be bad joints in the steering shaft, could also be bad tie-rod ends.