I rebuilt my PS pump a while ago and I did notice it to take some time to break in the seals. It was only a little heavy when stopped and the engine was idling. Otherwise it worked fine. You may have to rebuild yours. The dealer sells a kit for a reasonable price. Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 11:03 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: power steering pump > > > Hello- > Anyone know if the vanagon power steering > will become very heavy if the power steering pump's > output pressure is degraded by like 18-20%? Since > the vans don't have much weight up front, I would > guess this isn't going to be a problem. Anyone > experienced a vanagon power steering pump that was > not up to par? > > dave > |
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