RE: Hydraulic pump repairs

["Curry, Rene" <Rene@SINECO.com>]

Kneale,
Before a "rush to judgment", check the power steering hoses.  My hose
had an insulated sleeve on it and it filled up with leaking hydraulic
fluid and leaked out towards the pump.  With the air turbulence under
the hood it made it look like the pump was leaking.
 
Rene Curry
Grosse Ile, Mi
84 5KST

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Kneale Brownson [SMTP:knotnook@traverse.com]
>Sent:	Friday, May 28, 1999 10:26 AM
>To:	quattro@audifans.com
>Subject:	Hydraulic pump repairs
>
>Anyone have a recommended place to send the hydraulic pump off my '86
>5kcstq parts car for rebuilding so I can replace my leaking pump on the '87
>5kcstq?   Should I just buy a rebuilt or a (shudder) new one?  The pump on
>the '87 has been showing mild  oil-wet discoloration on the front half for
>some time with no appreciable loss of oil in the reservoir.   But today I
>spotted (no pun intended) actual drips beneath the car and heavy signs of
>oozing oil on the pump, while the oil level dropped by a quarter of the
>distance between the high and low marks in just a 40-mile drive.
>
>Thanks for suggestions,   Kneale Brownson