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Subject:Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:53:46 -0500

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
>
>