RE: Beating the PS pump...

["PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@classic.msn.com>]

I have had this problem when my fluid is just a little low.  Better check that 
first.

Pat Martin
864000csq turbo, 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge, MC and loving it.  Drilled and 
stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with Yokohama A520's turning it,  K&N and uh... 

84 4000sq  AKA: The beater. Very hot with a window that will not roll down.
95 subaru legacy 
Bothell, Wa



>Anyhow, a great HOT day for all of us Audi owners.  ANd a new steering
>problem croppe dup on my car.  Seems to pause when starting turnin in
>slalomns and hard transitions from one way to the other.  One more thing
>to worry about. 

This happens because you're "beating" the power steering pump and running
out of assist.  It's common on the '85 through '87 cars and switching to
Redline's synthetic PS fluid helps ... really, though, the only way to deal
with it is to drive more smoothly, something that comes with practice and
experience.  After a while, I bet you don't even notice it (except on
something like a nine-cone slalom, which is hopeless).

Good luck with your project.
________________________________________________________________________
    _                _
   / |      _| o    | \       _| o  Jeffrey Goggin
  /__| | | / | | __ |  | | | / | |  audidudi@mindspring.com
 /   | |_| \_| |    |_/  |_| \_| |  http://www.mindspring.com/~audidudi/
________________________________________________________________________