[Vwdiesel] Steering issues with Power Steering on 92 A2 Jetta, I had to even ask

[Bryan Belman]

Hi all, I think most of our cars have been running well because we have been quite.

So, this is what is going on with the Jetta TD now.  I put a new PS pump on this car back in Jan, 08.  I paid someone to do the swap and it was not aligned just right so the belt was jumping off.  It was winter and I just left if, the car is not that bad without PS.

So, last month I finally get the pump aligned correctly and the belt stays on now, no issue.  All seemed to be working OK, but did seem as if I needed to bleed the system, PS was jerky at times.  As time went on, not PS does no work much at all when the car is cold but then works fine in a few minutes.  It seems to work OK above 5-10 miles an hour in a parking lot, but when sitting still PS does not work and something is making noise when turning the wheel and doing a circle in the parking lot or going slow around a turn.  So, either I have to somehow bleed the rack or the rack is shot.  I do not see anything dripping out of the rack.
Would driving the car for 6 months with no PS hooked up kill the rack?
The rack is most likely original, now the car has over 200K on it.

What do you all think.
Thanks

 Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel -- running :)
70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Not running :(