[V8] Power steering woes.

[urq]

I swapped the lines when I did the rack on the 5kCSQA ... the failure was
immediate, the steering wheel spun and then the pressure build up cracked
the rack casting ... I'm glad I didn't have a limb in the wrong place!

Reading a bit into your post I'm thinking that you replaced the rack to try
to eliminate the chattering, correct?  The chattering with simultaneous loss
of assist sounds like a slipping belt to me ... caused by a worn serpentine
belt or perhaps a bad tensioner.

Steve Buchholz

-----Original Message-----

This brings to mind an issue discussed not too long ago regarding an S-car.
In that case, the two lines were swapped when reattached to the rack.

Did this power steering problem occur right after the rack replacement?

Ed

-----Original Message-----

Hi my name is Mike.
          I am a long time member here and i havent posted anything in
years.  Sorry for that.  But I need your help.  My beloved V8 developed a
power steering issue some time ago.  At idle, steering is almost
impossible.  There is a chatter of the drive belt slipping and the steering
becomes super stiff in unison with the chatter.  Bring up the revs to
2500-3000 rpm and steering behaves normal.
     I replaced ALL the power steering lines 8 years ago.  I repalced the
pump in the last 2 years, as well as the "bomb".  Just recently, I replaced
the steering rack. It was leaking from every seal anyway.  I filled the
system and it still had the same "chatter".  My last attempt at fixing this
was pulling the resevior and cleaning it.  I even bore scoped it to look for
build up. None found.  Same problem after reassembly.  Im at the end of my
rope.  If somebody has seen this happen please tell me what to do.
 
Thank You
 
Mike B