Thread: Power Steering

Ok, I shoudve asked this awhile ago. My P/S pump is groaning and chattering, it's been doing this since I had a mechanic put it on, mind that it was brand new when he did this and it did this as soon as he put it on and I drove it. The initial problem wasn't even the pump, it was a wobbling pulley on the P/S pump that needed to be changed, BUT HE SAID I needed a pump so I replaced it... funny thing is the retard changed the pump to the new one, and actually put the wobbling pulley on the new pump, so could that have damaged the pump? Could that be the reason for the noise? P.s. the wobbling pulley was removed by the mechanics boss and replaced, the pump makes No noise and gives No resistance when cold, but after warming up it chatters and groans when turning steering wheel.

Yes, I've even changed most of it out with the Turkey baster method, it got a little quietbut it's back to it's loud groaning self.

It looked like the standard ps fluid but dark and grainy, the new fluid was.... new. It's been a while since the pump was put on, like 7-8 months ago, I'm just now understanding how the pump works and what not, I'm more if an electrical /electronics guy when it comes to cars... but yeah it's to late to return the pump or get my old one back.

The mechanic told me that it was air in the system it was going to work its way out eventually, 7 months later apparently it's still in there, (sarcasm)

Idk if it's the rack, I turn the steering wheel and I feel the steering wheel vibrate at the same frequency as the groan from the pump. The groaning and the chattering in the power steering pump only happened when it was changed from the old 1 to the new 1. It only makes noise when the engine is warm when the engine is cold everything's quiet, and the steering wheel turns fine, only when the engine is warm does the steering wheel give me resistance and the pump make noise.