Power steering pump, i'm stumped.
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Power steering pump, i'm stumped.
Power steering pump has been sitting on a shelf for a year,, completely dry, let's start there. When i got the point of re-installing it i bought new hoses and filled it up to the cold filler line. Once i was done with the engine break in i started playing with the steering wheel, and noticed it was noisy and hard to turn. Not shocking at this point. I continued to move the wheels back and forth however the noise never went away and the steering remained hard, turning left, turning right seemed fine, it was just noisy.
I checked the reservoir and noticed it was completely empty, so i topped it off to the hot line, it took a lot of fluid. So i assume that it had been sucking air the entire time. Long story short, after working the steering wheel around some more the problems remained. Once i shut the truck down the reservoir overflowed. It has done this a few times now.
Since this problem of overflowing has subsided, i began to drive the truck a bit just to stretch the legs in it. Steering was still hard and noisy. Yesterday it overflowed again, the fluid was full of little bubbles and was frothy.
What do i have to do to correct this. It's making a mess and i'm concerned the pump will fry.
I checked the reservoir and noticed it was completely empty, so i topped it off to the hot line, it took a lot of fluid. So i assume that it had been sucking air the entire time. Long story short, after working the steering wheel around some more the problems remained. Once i shut the truck down the reservoir overflowed. It has done this a few times now.
Since this problem of overflowing has subsided, i began to drive the truck a bit just to stretch the legs in it. Steering was still hard and noisy. Yesterday it overflowed again, the fluid was full of little bubbles and was frothy.
What do i have to do to correct this. It's making a mess and i'm concerned the pump will fry.
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I had a similar problem. Pump sat around for a while, filled it up and it squeaked and hollered and puked fluid.
I bought a new pump and replaced it and the problem went away.
I think your seals have probably dried out and can't seal and/or function anymore. I think you can get a rebuild kit but it was easier for me to just replace it.
Mark
I bought a new pump and replaced it and the problem went away.
I think your seals have probably dried out and can't seal and/or function anymore. I think you can get a rebuild kit but it was easier for me to just replace it.
Mark
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You may have to just "play" with it a bit. I installed a junkyard pump once and it squealed and whined like crazy for a couple days. I had to add fluid a couple times and it puked a couple times as well (which was not cool).
Once all the air (or areation really) was worked out it, it ran like a champ.
Josh
Once all the air (or areation really) was worked out it, it ran like a champ.
Josh
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