"New & Improved - N/F John" > wrote in
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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.
>>
>> 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.
>

Yup, they replaced the rack. Then when putting it back together it
leaked again -- so a turned into a 2.5 day repair.
Still cannot locate any issue with the clutch.

Our extended warranty has a $50 deductible, is that normal?