Power steering question

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mghikas

mghikas

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hey guys,
Hope it’s not a silly question, but got a supposed recoed ps pump from the states (I’m in oz), it’s all lined up but on the odd occasion will still whine.
Question I have, is if I just remove the belt and drive the car, will I cause any damage to anything or will I just be back to manual steering?
Cheers
 
A silly question:
Did you bleed out the air form the system?
Is it possible that you are under belt tension? Or possibly over tension and stressing water pump/alternator bearings?

I'm always amazed at how difficult it is to determine from where a "noise" is originating
 
Michael Brisebois said:
A silly question:
Did you bleed out the air form the system?
Is it possible that you are under belt tension? Or possibly over tension and stressing water pump/alternator bearings?

I'm always amazed at how difficult it is to determine from where a "noise" is originating
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System has been bled, I’ll have a play with the tension of the belt and see how we go
Cheers
 
Do it at your own risk, but years ago I added a teaspoon of STP to a pump that began to whine and it quit making noise. A couple years later noise recurred , again stopped with additional STP. Sold vehicle with origional pump still working but second engine , only about 225,000 miles.
Yote
 
Yote said:
Do it at your own risk, but years ago I added a teaspoon of STP to a pump that began to whine and it quit making noise. A couple years later noise recurred , again stopped with additional STP. Sold vehicle with origional pump still working but second engine , only about 225,000 miles.
Yote
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STP? You’re talking about the motor oil yeah? Or is STP something else you’re referring too?
 
I can't see how STP could hurt anything. For that matter, Marvel Mystery Oil could do it as well. Check to be sure there isn't another cause first....like: could someone have spilled power steering fluid on the "V" belt?? Worth a look
 
mghikas said:
hey guys,
Hope it’s not a silly question, but got a supposed recoed ps pump from the states (I’m in oz), it’s all lined up but on the odd occasion will still whine.
Question I have, is if I just remove the belt and drive the car, will I cause any damage to anything or will I just be back to manual steering?
Cheers
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You will not damage anything. It will be manual steering on steroids. Maybe not quite like two flat tires ALL the time, but low-speed maneuvering will certainly give your arms a workout. I run all my belts as loose as possible until they slip, then a little tighter. In this way they last for many,many years, and the bearings do too.
I have found the Federal pump a little more whiney than the Saginaw. The Saginaw pump has an oval neck, compared to the circular-neck federal.

But the PS box will pump most of the fluid out of itself if you close-loop the inlet to the outlet, when you cycle it to alternate full-locks. Enough will remain inside to lube the guts, but it will be messy.
 
AJ/FormS said:
You will not damage anything. It will be manual steering on steroids. Maybe not quite like two flat tires ALL the time, but low-speed maneuvering will certainly give your arms a workout. I run all my belts as loose as possible until they slip, then a little tighter. In this way they last for many,many years, and the bearings do too.
I have found the Federal pump a little more whiney than the Saginaw. The Saginaw pump has an oval neck, compared to the circular-neck federal.

But the PS box will pump most of the fluid out of itself if you close-loop the inlet to the outlet, when you cycle it to alternate full-locks. Enough will remain inside to lube the guts, but it will be messy.
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Thanks AJ, can I ask what sort of PS fluid you use, I’m running a federal pump
 
I use plain old Dextron II
I wanted to use the Federal cuz of it's IMO superior design. But it just couldn't keep up, and nothing is worse than being in a skill-testing situation and then suddenly loosing boost. I took it apart,rebuilt it, and replaced the PR valve but it still couldn't keep up.
I swapped on a /6 Saginaw with proper V8 brackets and was home free.
 
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