ahhh dam power steering

[RX rich]

i have a problem with my power steering pump about 3 mouths ago the bearing went in it so i had it rebuilt, two weeks later it went again so i had it rebuilt again!!! this time it lasted about a mouth and it went again for just a day??? and now about 3 weeks later its gone again!!!!
please does anybody know where i can get a half decent rebuild done or am i better of buyin a new one?

[Donato]

Have you asked Jimmys if they do reconditioned exchange units?

[grinder]

i know it sounds daft , but is something else causing the pump to break down , too tight belt , bad steering rack etc...

just a thought

[88GT-R]

Remove the bugger...along with the air pump:D

John
88 GT-R

[RX rich]

i did wonder if would be sumthing else but i have been planing taking the air pump off along with other things but parking would be a nightmare i drove it around with no belt on for a morning and that was bad enough...

[88GT-R]

That would be because the rack is still full of oil, and under pressure. Once the rack is drained, it is still a bit tough at low speeds, but has much better feedback with speed.

John

[grinder]

how do you drain the rack ??

more on that subject - how can you fill it up ?

[RX rich]

Thanks for that you\'ve got me thinking now do i really need power steering along with the air pump and air con...
nahhh i dont think so
When blanking thing off would just a peace aluminium bolted on do and good question how do you drain the rack i guess its gotta come out and cant just leave it on the car to drain it?

[Wav]

Turn your car upside down:rollin


Paul;)

[grinder]

the simple answer is usually the hardest  

with taking the air pump off you should put the dual pulleys on - so thats something to think about

although with my steering probs - i wonder if taking the PS off mine would help ( although its a big job if it doesnt !! )

[88GT-R]

Grinder, you first. Because we have the same car, i can tell you how to do it. Basicly, the rack is left in the car, the pump and bracket is removed along with the pipe work, You then need to rock the steering until all the fluid is out. Some will remain though, and this will provide the lubrication for the rack. You then need to get replacement bolts for where the pies origanaly joined the rack.

Rich, the procedure with yours will be pretty much the same, assuming you have an FD. The difference being in the pully system. All you really need is the alternator, water pump and crank pullies, you just need to find out what belt system you can use.

John
88 GT-R

[grinder]

thanks john !! - sounds simple enough

so on the same point - if the fluid is low in the rack ( haynes says check this if the vehicle is bad on steering ) - how do you add fluid

the PS fluid works only in the pump ( so i assume ) so how do you add oil into the rack - or am i wrong and its the same oil ?

why oh why oh why cant it be something simple like bad tracking

[88GT-R]

It appears i put pies, rather than pipes. I wonder if thats a nice chicken pie... no that wouldn´t fit.
The fluid in the power steering resevoir gets pumped around the rack, so that is where it gets filled up.
I take that you have done all the usual checks for your shaking? At that speed, i can only assume that it has something to do with the wheels/suspension/balancing etc.
I hope it gets sorted.

John

[grinder]

i have had the wheels balanced and the tracking done and swapped the back wheels for the front ( before anything was done )

it shakes at high speed - and pulls to the left

so it proves that the fluid is in the rack - so thats something less to worry about

im still not convinced it been tracked correctly - they did it and said it was fine and didnt need adjusting - so not sure if they actually know what they are doing ?

i took the settings but they bloke didnt want them

its really annoying as the car is a pain to drive - put it this way its done 500miles in 7mths - its no fun taking it out

its gonna be an interesting drive to rotorstock i can tell you that !

( it pulls to the left - so i checked the passenger side front wheel - thats ok , disc isnt binding , so not sure now - will have to check the drivers side next - then after that - im lost )

[88GT-R]

When i first took mine for the tracking, the adjusted it using the 323 gtx settings. Nearly blew my top, but i suppose they were German:D  If you have the correct figures, i would suggest they stuff their pride and have it set as you ask them.

Does the whole car shake, or is it through the steering. What i am probing for, is could it be coming from the back?
Have you checked the wheel bearings? Suspension bushes and anti-roll bar mounts and bushes?

Oh well, i´ll give you a shout if i think of anything else.

John