Just bought this car and it's steering is hard. The guy said he replaced the steering fluid reservoir, fluid is full, thinking the pump is gone. Your thoughts please? Start with the pump? The rack? How many hours should these things take a mechanic to fix? Thanks.
Since he replace the reservoir, most likely it is the pump. These pumps have fiberboard vanes, so don't worry about replacing the rack. I don't know about your car, but if the pump is on top, labor is about an hour. If it on bottom, look at about 3 hours. I have done some that have taken every bit of 3 hours, all the parts that have to removed or dropping the frame. Don't get me wrong, I have worked on plenty of Volvo,s. But I work on everything and just do the job.
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If you replace the pump, you should also replace the Rack and Pinion as well because any metal particles from a bad pump will ruin the Rack. If you replace just the pump and your rack goes then your Pump will go out again as well.
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yes you fill it up dont turn car on but turn the stering wheel all the way to the right and then the left do this about three times if you dont you could ruin a new steering pump and make it a loud one
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top it up and see how long it takes to go throguh the fluid.if it only lasts a few days you know its either the pump or one of the hoses.
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YOU CAN GET A USED PUMP FOR UNDER 50.00 AND IT IS EAY TO INSTALL AND DONT FORGET TO BLEED AIR FROM SYSTEM AFTER REPLACEMENT
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Flushing is recommended. Have a look at the upper and lower couplings at the steering rod just before the steering rack which could be jammed.
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Most common cause of ticking in these is the oil pick-up seals. Remove the pan and replace the oil pick-up tube seal, the two seals for the tube in the pan and the 2 O-rings on the right side of the pan. And dont use silicone to seal the pan back up, because it WILL leak, I highly recommend the Volvo sealant
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