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Hello all,
My first post and its the dreaded power steering issues ..go figure
I replaced my 1990 164 pump and rack a year ago, bought a rebuilt pump at B&B auto and a rack at international auto have about 2 k on it. After a year of use it was about 10 degrees out and after a min or so of warming up, I hear a sort of pop sound and then the power steering started making a whining noise of which slowly went away as it warmed up. Every time since, it does the same thing so, I went ahead and pulled the passenger side wheel and investigated where the noise was coming from which seems to be mostly at the pump but I can hear it through the interior in the general area of the driver side steering wheel. I checked the belt tension and fluid level which checked ok. I even changed the fluid with new Dextron 3. I turned the wheel all the way to the right and left to bleed air and at the stops on both ends the noise goes away but, anything in between it returns until it warms up and there is still a slight noise which is hardly noticed after warming up.
I used a steth on the pump and hear a sort of clicking noise which lead me to think that the pump may be at fault.
If so, I know B&B policy on the pump will not cover it after a year nor will International auto if it happens to be the rack so, I am reduced to a few options
I would like to know what you Alfistis think may be the best route to go and personal experience with rebuilding a pump.
I am thinking I should try to rebuild the pump myself if I can't return it, ( am able to do so ) hopefully it is not damaged beyond rebuilding and if so, where can I get parts numbers for the bearings and seals? I checked with Difatta website but am not sure if it comes with bearings.
Any input would be appreciated , thanks
My first post and its the dreaded power steering issues ..go figure
I replaced my 1990 164 pump and rack a year ago, bought a rebuilt pump at B&B auto and a rack at international auto have about 2 k on it. After a year of use it was about 10 degrees out and after a min or so of warming up, I hear a sort of pop sound and then the power steering started making a whining noise of which slowly went away as it warmed up. Every time since, it does the same thing so, I went ahead and pulled the passenger side wheel and investigated where the noise was coming from which seems to be mostly at the pump but I can hear it through the interior in the general area of the driver side steering wheel. I checked the belt tension and fluid level which checked ok. I even changed the fluid with new Dextron 3. I turned the wheel all the way to the right and left to bleed air and at the stops on both ends the noise goes away but, anything in between it returns until it warms up and there is still a slight noise which is hardly noticed after warming up.
I used a steth on the pump and hear a sort of clicking noise which lead me to think that the pump may be at fault.
If so, I know B&B policy on the pump will not cover it after a year nor will International auto if it happens to be the rack so, I am reduced to a few options
I would like to know what you Alfistis think may be the best route to go and personal experience with rebuilding a pump.
I am thinking I should try to rebuild the pump myself if I can't return it, ( am able to do so ) hopefully it is not damaged beyond rebuilding and if so, where can I get parts numbers for the bearings and seals? I checked with Difatta website but am not sure if it comes with bearings.
Any input would be appreciated , thanks