Any chance a change in belt tension did the trick? < displays his
ignorance of the WBX > You swapped the pump but did the belts also
come off for the head job?

If it starts groaning again, here's a couple of Syncros for sale in Victoria:

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rch/cto/3927090539.html

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rch/cto/3927091551.html

;)

Neil.

On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Ever since I bought this '86 syncro the power steering would groan when the steering wheel was turned. Groaned louder than I thought it should..... swapped in another (used ) pump.......
>
> But ever since I did the head job on the engine I've been hyper aware of any engine noises and I just noticed that the groan has really diminished. In fact it is now pretty well what I'd consider normal, ie a bit of a groan at full lock.
>
> Maybe the Vanagon Gods are toying with me.
>
> alistair

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