Power steering prob?

[synergist]

Hey guys,

My power steering feels tight :'(, i've got fluid in it but i was wondering if there were any grease points, it also has this moaning noise when turning tight(not to loud, just anoying).

Cheers in advance for any help

 

[mep1811]

Your pump might be going bad or your fluid is old. You can use a suction pump and take out the old fliud and refill it work the steering suck it out again and refill it. Your steering box could also be bad. I added a small trans cooler to mine and the extra fluid with the cooler really helped.

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[wildman4wheeler]

mep any pics on this cooler ?

 

[lovetoski]

There are some posts on flushing the power steering fluid. If yours looks old, might be good to do. It's AFT fluid by the way...which is cheap, so flushing can't hurt.

 

[60wag]

The stock setup actually has a cooler, sort of. The metal tube that runs under the rad is a steering fluid cooler. Sometimes these are bypassed when the rust out. As far as power steering assist, I've driven some 60s that you'd swear had no power steering at all. I think its the fault of the pump. The quality of rebuilt pumps varies widly from ok to useless. I've been meaning to put together a pressure gauge to test the output of my current pump. I suspect its low compared to the Toyota spec.

 

[Jim_Phillips]

Check the tension of your PAS belt.

Mine made a moaning / yawning sound until I changed the belt - now it's fine. If the belt is slack it won't work so well.