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Not sure on a 9-3 but a bad PS pulley can
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Posted by Noel [Email] (#876) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Noel) on Fri, 2 Sep 2011 10:56:30 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: power steering pulley play, brick8, Fri, 2 Sep 2011 08:12:44
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rain on your parade. The pulley moving is likely evidence of the shaft in the pump going south. If there's play, you probably need to replace the pump.

The PS pump on my 9000 failed last summer on a cross-country trip. I heard a new kind of groan on start up in the morning but stuff seemed OK. Couple hours later we found it was leaking. We were going through a bottle of PS juice every 20-30 minutes at highway speed while we headed to the nearest indy. The belt was still moving OK, but the the shaft was wobbling a lot so out came the fluid. It failed totally as I pulled it into Road Tested Saabs in Indianapolis. 
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