Date:         Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:50:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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John, 3 pumps all with same noise? The noise really is from the pumps? A whine rather than a groan?

alistair
On 2011-08-12, at 7:53 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> No, but I would like to blow a whole box of used pumps to kingdom
> come, and several new ones along with them.
> 
> I just installed the third rebuilt pump, and it's crap. All three worked
> - pumped the luid round and round, helped with steering as they should,
> but my stars they are loud. Whine, whine, whine. The minute you turn the
> wheel to increase the load, they wold start to whine  - LOUDLY!!!  Is it
> just me, or is it crummy rebuilds. One from my FLAPS (rebuilder
> unknown), one Beck-Arnley, and now one through NAPA rebuilt by Cardone.
> I know good and well these pumps are not supposed to whine this way.
> They should whine when the wheel is turned to the stops - but not from
> neutral to the stops. There ain't no way! These pumps should be quiet
> until the wheel nears or reaches the turn limit.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas or comments?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Yours in frustration,
> 
> John
> 
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
> 
> 
> On 8/12/2011 8:24 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
>> Anybody have a link to a power steering pump rebuild kit?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>>