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Anonymous Posted on Jun 05, 2009

Steering gear or pump.

Hi, i have been having problems with my power steering. ''it used to make weird noises like if it was under very hard load.....''althoug it never was''

and so i decided to change the fluid and i changed it. i bled all the air out and got new fluid in there but it still makes wining noises.......

so i wonder if my steering pump is going bad......''also i think i am goanna buy a new belt. i think the belt might be the problem......

thnks for any opinions or help!!...

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Likely the pump is going away. Not a bad idea to replace the belt as well but the noise is likely from internal wear. Changing the fluid is a good head start to the pump replacement.

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