Yeah, there is a little vibration, and the wheel jumps back and forth a tiny
bit on its own.  Thanks, I will look into the pump.

On 6/23/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Today I noticed something odd at lunch hour but didn't have time to check
> it
> out.  When parking, the power steering, while seeming to function fine,
> started to make some strange groaning sounds....  If I had to text
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> the sound, I guess it would be "errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" more of a creaky
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> groan than a rumble or squeak.
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> Sounds like a PS pump sucking a little air. Can you feel a mild vibration
> in the steering wheel concurrent with the noise? Check the PS fluid level.
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>