Thread: Spirited Turns followed by Power Steering Whine/Groan

Was the clicking like a metallic popping like a CV joint going bad maybe?

Check the level of your transmission fluid- fully hot, car idleing in park, level ground. Could be it whining from the hard cornering.

Originally Posted by A98GTP

Was the clicking like a metallic popping like a CV joint going bad maybe?

Not sure. It was a noticeable click noise when steering back and forth. It was at the same point of the steering wheel in both directions. I'm not sure what that would be...

Originally Posted by FordMan77

Check the level of your transmission fluid- fully hot, car idleing in park, level ground. Could be it whining from the hard cornering.

I will certainly check the fluid. Why would the transmission whine like that? When I stopped really hard after cornering and went to accelerate, it did clunk pretty hard into gear and then the whining started. I don't know why, but I didn't think that was related. I would guess the fluid isn't low but could the transmission still whine like that from the driving conditions I put it through, even with the right amount of fluid? And why would it do it revving in neutral?

Thanks gents!

^^^ this or maybe the bearings in the pump are goin

Originally Posted by industrialfish

Fluid might not be low in the PS, but you may need to bleed it.

Sound was not noticeable this afternoon when I drove about 40 miles round trip. Is the power steering system self bleeding such that, if last night, I somehow got air in the system it would bleed itself over the next couple of drives?

Clicks when turning are usually strut mounts going bad, did you replace them (correctly) when you did struts?

Originally Posted by darkhorizon

Clicks when turning are usually strut mounts going bad, did you replace them (correctly) when you did struts?

New strut assemblies - no shortcuts. I'm going to check that all bolts I touched are tight. The only uncertain thing was how tight to get my moog poly sway bar links. I didn't want to crush the poly bushings so I only guessed at how tight they should be ...

Well I am literally in the same boat as you... I assumed my strut mounts are bad which was causing strain on the power steering. Ill let you know if I find any answers.

My whine is gone, by the way. Not really sure if it was the transmission or the power steering but let's just say I'll be keeping the spirited driving for the gsxr and the track, lol.