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Offline fiyaweed06

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power steering info!
« on: May 23, 2009, 08:34:00 pm »
Hey i have a ? about my power steering pump its real hard to turn the wheel but when i give it gas it gets easier to turn the pump was dry when i got the engine that its on is this a  signal that the pump is going bad?
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Offline choptop

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Re: power steering info!
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2009, 09:05:52 pm »
loose belt??
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Offline fiyaweed06

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Re: power steering info!
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2009, 09:24:49 pm »
THANKS ! Chop but the belt seemed tight ill try to tighten it. 
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Offline Russ130

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Re: power steering info!
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2009, 09:58:15 pm »
Fill it and turn it lock to lock a few times see if that fixes it. If not I'd get some Lucas power steering fluid and let that do its magic.
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: power steering info!
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2009, 11:26:08 pm »
x2 on that one, mine usually does that when its cold out i mean like snow till it warms up then its OK
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Re: power steering info!
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2009, 11:35:28 pm »
If the belt is tight and it only does it when it's cold take the control valve out of the pump and step drill the orifice 2 sizes up.
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Offline fiyaweed06

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Re: power steering info!
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2009, 12:02:11 am »
no not when its cold it does it all the time.
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Re: power steering info!
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2009, 12:10:35 am »
Check your belt tension first then like choptop said.
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Offline fiyaweed06

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Re: power steering info!
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2009, 12:18:57 am »
Thanks ill give it a go
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