I installed a new power steering pump yesterday and bleed the system. Its still whining and still generating a lot of foam in the reservoir. It is also still really hard to turn when its at idle. I did run it for about 3 months with no belt on. Any ideas?
Power steering question
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BlackDynamite
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Are you using ATF as the power steering fluid? :]
When i bought my recent soup, it had normal power steering fluid in it. I flushed it, replacing with Dexron III and it quietened it up. :]
The bubbling sounds like air in the system. :]
You could have a kink/Clog in the line somewhere.
When i bought my recent soup, it had normal power steering fluid in it. I flushed it, replacing with Dexron III and it quietened it up. :]
The bubbling sounds like air in the system. :]
You could have a kink/Clog in the line somewhere.
A couple of things that might cause the problem are the screen in the reservoir being clogged. The other is if the pps is not plunged in.
Second on the res screen and air in the system, How did you bleed it?
Also could add a inline filter to help clean the system.
Also could add a inline filter to help clean the system.
Im just running stp power steering fluid. I put the car on jack stands turned the wheels from lock to lock turned the car on turned it from lock to lock several times took the car down then from lock to lock. Would Atf be better? What's te bet way to clean the res screen?
Like others said, make sure you use ATF, but my guess is that your screen is clogged. Its a bitch to get real clean too and even jif you think it isc clean it more.
Check the feed hose from the reservoir to the pump make sure there are no kinks or binds in that hose, mine got soft and started to collapse when the car was running, it was partially kinked just sitting but collapsed during running. And for the fifth or sixth time ATF only.
Brake cleaner or purple power or simple green.
Spray it in shake aroubnd for a while rinse repeat. Also soaking it for a night would help as well.
Spray it in shake aroubnd for a while rinse repeat. Also soaking it for a night would help as well.
Backward wash with a hose and a pressure nozzle was the only way i could get mine, brake clean wouldn't do it for me.
BlackDynamite
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