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Posted by phil [Email] (more from phil) on Thu, 6 Jul 2006 11:33:14
In Reply to: Power Steering Round 2..., Randy House, Thu, 6 Jul 2006 11:18:12
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Well obviously you checked the fluid. If it's intermittant I doubt it's the U joint.
Poor assist at low RPM would point to the pump.
"odd" feeling lumpy assist from my reading and recent (painful) rack swap points to the spool valve in the rack. Google it for some interesting reading.
problem is it may be something shedding metal in the pump that fouled the valve. The rebuilt rack install notes say to be sure to look for metal particualtes (pump) or black stuff(hoses) when you drain and flush the system during the swap or the new rack will fail too!
I've only done one so I suspect the experts on here may have a better feel for it. From searching morning sickness/leaks are the usual failure mode on the rack and stiffness is often the UJ, so my case and maybe yours are less usual.
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