What causes a dragging noise on tight turn for first drive of a day in a 360?

I know there was a thread on this recently and I searched with no success....I've noticed when I back out of my garage the first time in a day (i.e. engine/car cold) and do a tight turn to get out of the garage, and then when making the 90 degree turn out my driveway (i.e. tight turn going slow speeds) there is a dragging type noise. It never occurs again. I'm not driving the car due to the winter, but in the spring will be getting it serviced. The car is a 2000 360 coupe. I got the car in November, so it's been colder the times I drove it (i.e. <60 degrees on a cold start, maybe even <50 degrees) if that makes any difference.

Is this from low power steering fluid, air in the power steering fluid, older tires, suspension or something else? When it was mentioned in the prior f-chat post I saw but can't locate, it seemed to be a relatively common thing with 360s.

I am getting it looked at in the spring for a bunch of service items (all fluids flushed including gearbox, inspection of suspension, check clutch operation, etc), and I'll be getting new tires as the passenger side front is now completely flat (must be a nail in there as it didn't hold air when I filled it- tires were old anyway and I was going to change), but I figured I'd research the issue on here just to know.

The steering otherwise operates flawlessly. Love the car and can't wait to get her up to snuff and drive this spring! It's killing me that it's so cold out and another snow storm is about to come through...the only red thing in the garage I'll be starting up is the snowblower (which is technically orange)

Thanks
-Andrew

 

No leaks from the car. It could be that the pressure/temp need a few seconds to come to temp like you say.

Since you are "PCA Hack" (porsche club of america), you just made me think of something regarding my porsche. Since owning my 911 (1993) it has often not had any power steering assistance when backing out of the garage for the first few feet on the first start, then suddenly the power steering works and never any other issue. It has done this since I bought the car in 2002, and I never thought anything of it since the power steering worked fine otherwise. Never thought to ask about it on the 911, but with the Ferrari I ask about everything...guess I'm just overly cautious as service on the ferrari is a multiple of the porsche, or just becuase having an Italian car is so new to me.

Both the 911 and 360 sit for a week+ between use, and it may be just that the pressure needs to build for a few seconds- I can live with that if it's the case, but will see if the ferrari mechanic says anything when he looks at it in the spring (and see what else people on here have to say of course- I wish I could find that old thread)

 

Thanks Matt!

 

Front, almost like a tire or something is dragging- that type of nose/vibration

I'll be changing the fluid this spring which may help it- while the timing belt and tensioners were done in September 2008, I don't see any record of the power steering fluid being changed, and last year was just an oil change.

 

Makes sense too- this seems to be a somewhat normal occurance.

I'll check, but they are stock rims and stock tire sizes so I don't think that's it (plus it doesn't "seem" like that's the feel, but I'll check anyway)