Noticed last week that the Power Steering pump is beginning to whine. I can only hear it when the RPMs are above idle. In park at above 1500 when turning the wheel. However, I can also faintly hear it while driving straight at around town speeds with the window down. The fluid has never been low, and the first time it has had fresh fluid was a couple weeks ago ironically.
Anyone (Christo?) have a feel for what I can expect on this in terms of expected time to a failure of some sort? What would be the best course of action - rebuild or replace? How hard is a rebuild? And finally, specifically what is the sound from - a bearing wiping out or a valve in the hydraulic part of the pump?
Edit: Whoopsie. Just read the manual, and I'm betting I got some air in the system when I put fresh fluid in. I used an oil sucker to completely empty the reservoir and just noticed in the manual that the return line comes into it a little ways up the side, giving rise to the possibility that air went into the return line before I filled it again with fresh fluid. I'll follow the FSM directions to bleed and get back to this thread with results.
Thanks!
IdahoDoug
Anyone (Christo?) have a feel for what I can expect on this in terms of expected time to a failure of some sort? What would be the best course of action - rebuild or replace? How hard is a rebuild? And finally, specifically what is the sound from - a bearing wiping out or a valve in the hydraulic part of the pump?
Edit: Whoopsie. Just read the manual, and I'm betting I got some air in the system when I put fresh fluid in. I used an oil sucker to completely empty the reservoir and just noticed in the manual that the return line comes into it a little ways up the side, giving rise to the possibility that air went into the return line before I filled it again with fresh fluid. I'll follow the FSM directions to bleed and get back to this thread with results.
Thanks!
IdahoDoug