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bad power steering pump
so when my brother had my car before i bought it, he didnt know you were supposed to used trans fluid in the ps, till after he sold me the car. He had a leak in one of the hoses so constantly had to top it off, useing ps fluid. now, the pump whines all the time, and steerings a bit tight. will a flush and fill with trans fluid fix this, or is my pump on its way out?
the pearlie at the picknpull i found has one still, and it costs 45 dollars, with a 30 day warranty for exchange or store credit. to risky? should i pick that one up? *edit, i somehow posted in the wrong area, i thought i was in tech Q&A, mods please help and move me to the correct location?* Last edited by redlinedeath; 05-13-2010 at 11:46 AM. Reason: wrong section |
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Re: bad power steering pump
I will move it.
You could get that other pump for a spare in case this doen't work. I would do the O-ring fix on the holding tank and that should fix it. See the directions in the How-To Docs. I would then add the proper fluid and run it for a couple of days and then empty the tank again and add fresh fluid again. After a couple of time of this, it should replace the bulk of it. Good luck.
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Re: bad power steering pump
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make sure the leak is fixed.
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Re: bad power steering pump
when i went to take off the old o-ring, it was completely flat... and broke into three pieces. much easyer to steer now, ill be changing out the small bit of fluid again though, hopefully thats all that it was
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Re: bad power steering pump
I would suggest flushing the entire system and replacing with new ATF. This can be done by removing the rubber return line from the pump side and putting it into a bucket. Add new, clean fluid until thats all that comes out into your bucket. This will avoid any further damage to your steering system.
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