u/FunctionCold2165

I have been doing a lot of work on a new-to-me Civic. It had the worst handling I have ever driven (I should have walked away, but I was blinded by the price). I replaced the control arms and front strut assemblies (followed by alignment) which helped a lot, and I’m doing rear strut assemblies this weekend, because I think the back end wobble is still causing problems. But that’s mostly just background. I didn’t notice the steering issue until doing the suspension work.

In a long corner, or any significant corner at speed, I get erratic feedback from the steering wheel. It’s like the power steering is pulsing. If I hold constant pressure on the wheel like I normally would through a corner, the same force makes the steering wheel wobble, causing steering to wobble. If I put two hands on the wheel and hold it steady, it corners steady. My first hunch was that I was getting irregular pressure from the PS pump, but I replaced that to no effect. When I had the suspension taken apart, I did a visual inspection of the tie rods and all the random suspension sway bars and they seemed in working order. There are no other steering issues, odd noises, loose steering, or tracking problems, just the erratic feedback from the wheel. Any ideas for the moderately skilled home mechanic?

I have been doing a lot of work on a new-to-me Civic. It had the worst handling I have ever driven (I should have walked, but I was blinded by the price). I replaced the control arms and front strut assemblies (followed by alignment,) which helped a lot, and I’m doing rear strut assemblies this weekend, because I think the back end wobble is still causing problems. But that’s mostly just background. I didn’t notice the steering issue until doing the suspension work.

In a long corner, or any significant corner at speed, I get extremely erratic feedback from the steering wheel. If I hold constant pressure on the wheel like I normally would through a corner, the car wobbles all over the place. If I put two hands on the wheel and hold it steady, it corners steady. My first hunch was that I was getting irregular pressure from the PS pump, but I replaced that to no effect. When I had the suspension taken apart, I did a visual inspection of the tie rods and all the random suspension sway bars and they seemed in working order. There are no other steering issues, odd noises, uneven tire wear, loose steering, not tracking straight, just the erratic feedback from the wheels. Any ideas for the moderately skilled home mechanic?

I recently bought a 2005 Civic LX for my 17 year old son. It has been a money pit of deferred maintainance, and I’m getting the opportunity to learn a lot. My question for the moment is that the headlights flicker and I’m wondering what to look into. It seems engine speed related, and maybe I should say they pulse rather than flicker, it’s constant and not extreme, maybe 10% of the brightness. They are new LED bulbs, but it did the same with the old lamps. One other hint, is the pulsing stops if I turn the AC on. I’m not sure if there are other things that affect it, so I’m open to troubleshooting ideas, but if you all could point me on the right track, it would be much appreciated.