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> Then about 50,000 the power steering started to groan loudly and
> intermittently lose power-assist -- again mostly only in the mornings,
> and only noticeable when turning the wheel left (where it would
> violently vibrate between assisted and non-assisted turning) while
> groaning and creaking. After warming up the power steering behaves.
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> So, the $75,000 question is does anyone know if the power-assist and
> clutch share a hydraulic assembly in the manual transmission LW-200 ?
>
I have a 2001 L200 and the steering has had many problems. I have power
transmission. First it was a linkage, I think that was clunking, then a
steering gear and then the steering rack. The later two made moaning noise
with a left turns and particularly after hard braking. It was covered by
extended warranty.