Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:29:40 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
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Whine, groan, whatever one wants to call it. I have had numerous
people - including a professional mechanic - check this noise, an all
conclude it is the pump, and all agree the noise is not normal. I can
remember when I had my '85 van and the pump went bad. Sounded just like
these. When I put in a new pump, it was quiet again, except at the
extreme range of steering motion - as it should be.
I am really puzzled by this.Surely these companies are not doing such
sloppy work - or are they? Is their work so much less than Mavel or ZF
rebuilds? Mavel and ZF rebuilds cost $100 more than all the pump names I
mentioned. Is there that much difference in the quality of the work?
These little pumps are pretty simple. You would think you could rebuild
them in the field, but there are no parts kits other than seals.
Frustrating!
John
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 8/12/2011 11:50 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>>
>
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