[s-cars] Power Steering Pump

[pkrasusky at ups.com]

Riff groaned:

<<<Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 16:29:28 -0600
From: "Raphael Avila" <riff944 at gmail.com>
Subject: [s-cars] Power Steering Pump
To: s-car-list at audifans.com

I believe my power steering pump has given up.  It is perpetually
groaning
as I turn the wheel off center, and the Pentosin resevoir is filled.
There
is a leak somewhere, but I replaced the lines, both the J-hose and the
one
to the rack, this past fall.  Perhaps my rack has gone south?  Also
should
mention that my brake pedal has gone rock hard (no braking force) and
the
brake light is on full time.  Can anyone point me to a "how to rebuild a
power steering pump" thread?  Should I be looking ofr another problem?
I
have no idea how to search the archives.

Thanks,
Riff

'95 S6 needing PS pumpectomy>>>




Long time no Riff - hope yer well.

Who rebuilt your hoses?  SHoS?  They just did both mine and my rebuilt
pump (maybe 40k?) still groans a bit.  Not terrible but notable.
Rossato said his Scirocco pump did it forever after he serviced it, just
needs to bleed out and will silence.  Hoping so.  I've turned it lock to
lock like a bazillion times to no remedy yet.

Yours sounds more troublesome.  My light isn't on and my pedal is fine.
Have you tried bleeding it a bit by doing the lock to lock to lock thang
a thousand times?  Lifting the front end up helps make it easier.
Otherwise I'd not suspect your PS pump but your bomb maybe?

Where's the suspect leak?

Good luck.  Just think, hey, it's almost S2 season for ya 8-)!

-Paul groaning about something or another K.