If Your steering has gotten difficult it is likely that you need to add Power Steering fluid. If that is not it then your power steering pump might be going out.
It'll be hard to steer a car. The steering wheel will be tough to steer.
It may be out of power steering fluid
the steering pump belt is loose and needs to be tightened up. hope this helps.
Could be several things. Hard to steer makes me think of failed power steering or flat tires, while rattling suspension is more likely due a failed joint in the steering linkage or a worn out bushing in the suspension. One really has to get in underneath the car and have a look.
It gets very hard to steer
Check your power steering.
Check the power steering fluid
power steering fluid will spray out and u will not have any power steering it will steer like u don't have the car started [very hard] but u can still steer the car
Power steering fluid is needed to keep the power steering operating correctly. However in an emergency you can still steer the vehicle without power steering fluid, it is just really hard to turn the wheel without the power assist.
you can still drive the car but its not recommended, its pretty hard on the power steering pump
It depends on how you define hard to steer. If you mean it requires excessive effort, I would look for a seized, broken or otherwise malfunctioning power steering pump. In the 85, it is just underneath the alternator. If by hard to steer you mean hard to keep control, you almost definitely have a suspension problem. Either way, unless you know exactly what you are doing, a professional should do these kinds of repairs
Universal joints in the steering intermediate shaft are starting to seize. Get a new one at rouckauto.com.