Steering noise

s4nye · 04-03-2014, 03:30 PM

I have a noise sometimes at low speeds, could it be the power steering pump? Sound like a whining seal. I checked the fluid and it is full. Thanks in advance

the dink · 04-03-2014, 09:56 PM

Does yours have a pump? Mine is electric.

Finnegan · 04-05-2014, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by s4nye

I have a noise sometimes at low speeds, could it be the power steering pump? Sound like a whining seal. I checked the fluid and it is full. Thanks in advance

M? Can't tell from your info. If there's fluid, then it's an M.

Plenty of leaks with the M steering, but no noise reports here. How many miles on the car? Tire size/width?

Any reason you think it's steering?

jdoublehcubed · 04-07-2014, 07:37 AM

If you turn the steering all the way to the lock, and kind of bump it up against the lock, you'll hear the pump make sort of a strange noise. Its some sort of pressure release valve I think. If you're talking about a noise at other points in the steer travel, thats something else.

Could be your trombone tube is shot and there's some friction in the slide mechanism making a noise.

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