[s-cars] power steering pump

[Tom Green]

Well, first, the hydraulic pump does not supply any fluid to the  
clutch system, so the lack of fluid in the steering system is not  
responsible for the dead clutch pedal.  The clutch system uses brake  
fluid from the brake fluid reservoir.  The issue could be several  
things; I would not assume clutch master unless it leaks.

On the hydraulic pump, whatever the "not" on the power steering hose  
is , fix it.  I can't see why this is cause to replace the pump,  
unless the "not" is more important than I think it is.

Tom '95 S6
          '95.5 S6 avant
Knoxville, TN

On Sunday February 20, 2011, at 6:54 PM, Calvin McFarland <urone2212 at gmail.com 
 >  wrote:
>
> It seems to work once we have some fluid in there but but spews out
> immediately in the pump area. Not sure but it seems like the fluid  
> sprays
> out right where the not on the power steering hose screws into the  
> pump
> itself. Also we get the dead pedal from the clutch once the resevoir  
> is
> empty. When we get fluid into the res. the pedal comes back slightly.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com 
> >wrote:
>
>> Calvin, can you describe the symptoms for each? It might help to know
>> whether what's going on warrants repair or replacing.  I'd say  
>> there's no
>> repairing the clutch slave cylinder, I'd say it's a DIY replacement  
>> in most
>> cases.
>> PS pump depends...is it weeping @ the X-plug, rattling or something  
>> else
>> entirely, not working at all....?
>> Wylie Bean