cutlass1991 Posted November 7, 2005 Report Posted November 7, 2005 driving up a hill around a bend going about 40mph, 3700rpm, power steering suddenly stops working for about a second and the wheel becomes hard to move. I thought I was gonna die because the bend was pretty sharp and I was driving with one hand, then the power steering decides to kick back in. I just put on a new pump about 350 miles ago. It is not leaking and it is not making any noises. Other than this event, the steering is smooth. What the heck would cause this? My only guess is that it has something to do with the belt slipping on the pulley or the pulley slipping on the pump shaft, but I haven't seen evidence of either. Quote
cutlass1991 Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Posted November 8, 2005 i think i am gonna count this as a freak occurance. maybe the system had the hiccups or something. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted November 8, 2005 Report Posted November 8, 2005 You could always try bleeding the system. Quote
DiscoStudd Posted November 8, 2005 Report Posted November 8, 2005 I had something similar happen a very long time ago on my old 80 Skylark. It turned out that something had worked loose in the rack, causing a partial block to the input of the PS pressure line. I remember having the rack replaced (with one from a newer X-Body) and the problem never returned. I had heard that the problem was a design flaw, and they corrected it in later years. Not sure how that scenario would tie into the steering rack of a decade-newer W-Body, though, but your problem could be with the rack itself... Quote
cutlass1991 Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Posted November 8, 2005 :shock: damn i hope i won't need a new rack! I'll try bleeding it again and see if it happens again. Quote
cutlsp Posted November 8, 2005 Report Posted November 8, 2005 did you bleed all the air from your power steering system by turning it from lock to lock with the cap off the tank and the motor running? if you don't do that the steering is interment like mine was until i did that 3 times each direction..... Quote
digitaloutsider Posted November 8, 2005 Report Posted November 8, 2005 I didn't think you were supposed to have the engine running.. Quote
cutlass1991 Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Posted November 8, 2005 yeah i heard mixed things about bleeding with the engine running and not running. Even shop manuals say different things, So i first did it lock to lock 20-30 times with the engine off, then started it and did it another 20-30. Quote
cutlsp Posted November 8, 2005 Report Posted November 8, 2005 my 1988 shop manual says to have the engine running and keep adding fluid while someone turns it from lock to lock :? Quote
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