Power steering fluid is vital to our driving pleasure and safety. Learn to recognize when it's time to change it out.

People nowadays are so used to power steering that they would probably have a hard time parking and making certain maneuvers without it. The first vehicles didn't have it and some former communist ...

When I think about the steering of a car, I remember the old days when I had non-power-assisted steering cars in the garage.

For years, gearheads have been arguing whether hydraulic or electric power steering is better, citing various advantages and disadvantages. For those knowledgeable people and those who have no idea ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. My fascination with automobiles started as a curiosity, mainly on the intricacies that make them work and the many components needed to ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

Ask your grandpa why it would be really difficult to drive a 1980s car in today’s driving conditions and one of the primary reasons he may cite is the lack of a power steering system that you find on ...

Bengt Halvorson December 28, 2012 Comment Now! Get into any new car—okay, well maybe not a Smart Fortwo—and you’ll find power steering. Power steering systems have, for the most part, become so good, ...

Two power steering designs emerged. Linkage assist steering and the integral power steering gear-each use a constant flow, positive displacement hydraulic pump. The pump, belt-driven by the engine, ...

There’s no question we’ve become spoiled. While our parents and grandparents routinely drove cars lacking such luxuries as power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, or power windows, today ...

The power-steering pump pressurizes the hydraulic fluid that helps the driver turn the steering wheel. Signs of steering-pump failure include leaks, noises or decreased assistance while steering. The ...