# Caravan sticky steering pivot

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/caravan-sticky-steering-pivot/42791>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** caravan, dodge\
**Created:** [January 18, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caravan-sticky-steering-pivot/42791 "2010-01-18T18:43:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![skraw910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@skraw910](https://community.cartalk.com/u/skraw910)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caravan-sticky-steering-pivot/42791/1 "2010-01-18T18:43:32Z")

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When cold the steering on 2001 caravan sticks momentarily and then loosens up after a few wiggles of wheel back and forth plus a mile down the road. I am told it is not a rack n pinion issue but an issue with bearing / bushing at top of strut tower where strut pivots to allow wheel to turn? Anyway to grease this?

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caravan-sticky-steering-pivot/42791/2 "2010-01-18T18:58:26Z")

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The only remedy involves pulling the struts. If indeed it is the upper mounts, there is no way to do anything with it otherwise.

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**Author:** ![skraw910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@skraw910](https://community.cartalk.com/u/skraw910)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/caravan-sticky-steering-pivot/42791/3 "2010-01-18T19:19:19Z")

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Pull the struts to lubricate? or replace struts?