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 ...

Power steering fluid is one of the most unassuming parts of your vehicle, and you'll appreciate it more once it's gone or depleted. It's then that you realize its importance and role in keeping ...

If you've ever driven an older vehicle without power steering, you probably understand just how important power steering systems are for modern cars. These components allow us to turn the steering ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

At one time, the only power steering available on trucks was laughingly referred to as the "Armstrong" style. That meant that if your arms didn't look like Popeye's, cranking the wheel around could be ...

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 ...

We’ll show you how to change your power steering fluid on this Wrenched. When you turn your steering wheel and it’s stiff, that could mean that it’s time for new power steering fluid. We’ll show you ...