Power steering whinning/juddering
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Power steering whinning/juddering
hello and any help greatly appreciated.i have been getting a whinning noise from my power steering for about three weeks now. staring from when i had my cam belt replaced. i was told that the p/steering belt was too tight. (fluid level is ok). i got a mate to slacken off the belt but it hasn't worked. it is still whinning when im either turning a corner or parking. i also noticed recently that if i put my foot on the brake , and turn the steering wheel, i get this juddering coming up through the steering column/wheel. the front wheels also dont move smoothly but judder about aswell at this point. thanks for any help and advice given p.s sorry. the car is a 1997 impreza turbo 2000. have read Swift Cee's thread but i think mine has got something to do with the power steering
Last edited by fieldy; 22 April 2006 at 02:23 PM.
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I pulled my hair out for ages trying to track down a whining that I was sure was the PS but the fluid seemed OK. Then on the advice of someone on here, I got some PS fluid anyway, poured in a little and the level stayed the same. Poured in a little more and it still stayed the same...in the end I think it took something like a quarter of a litre without the level even moving, then it very slowly started to rise. It's a badly designed header tank that looks full but isn't. Once I'd finished and had it up to the full mark, I gave it a few turns lock to lock, and the job was done, back to blissful power steering silence again!
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Brilliant! Glad it worked for you. When I heard that little nugget of advice myself I couldn't believe it would work but there you go. It's cool when something turns out to be so easily fixed.
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I filled up the power steering reservoir tank nearly to the top. Used the car today for about 25 mins. The whine has disappeared so I guess it's cured the problem.
Thanks for everyone's advice.
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