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N.giarc
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Mar 5, 2008, 1:46 PM
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1999 buick century powersteering
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powersteering randomly fails when turning to the left. with a quick jerk of the steering wheel to the right it will free itself and will let me continue to turn, sometimes it will stick again before i complete the turn other times it will last a couple of days before failing again. the fluid level is good and has never been low. i have been told i may have air in the system, if this is the case how do i drain the rack? i have ruled out the pump as it only fails turning to the left. i don't want to put a new rack in it, any ideas???
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dave284
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Mar 5, 2008, 2:47 PM
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Most of the time if you have air in the system there will be a sort of a whine,try turning with the cap off the pump.
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N.giarc
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Mar 5, 2008, 2:52 PM
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no whine, although when it fails i do hear a clunk sound come from drivers side. could the gears be shot in the rack?? if they are why doesn't it fail all the time and in the same spot of the turn??
(This post was edited by N.giarc on Mar 5, 2008, 2:55 PM)
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dave284
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Mar 5, 2008, 3:04 PM
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The best way to make sure what the sound is.... take and raise the the car /remove the tire and grab the tie rod and check for movement and do visual inspection tie rod/lower ball joint check for big deposits of grease,torn boots,ects Also check the steering linkage up to the u-joint -coupler at the steering wheel shaft
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N.giarc
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Mar 5, 2008, 3:26 PM
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just put new tie/rods in and complete inspection and found nothing. the noise, seems to be coming from the steering box. can the system be drained without putting it under pressure??
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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 5, 2008, 3:31 PM
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To add: There are inner TREs too. Possible clunk from those but not a binding?? There probably is a problem with the rack itself buy maybe flushing it all out or try a fav of mine, Trans-X , but just a little and give it some time. It's solved many and hasn't hurt anything yet for me,
T
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Mar 5, 2008, 3:47 PM
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Yea Tom ,I'm starting to think the fault is in the rack too, tranx good stuff next to a new r/p I would try it
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N.giarc
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Mar 5, 2008, 3:54 PM
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thanks guys...will i have to drain it after??
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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 5, 2008, 4:28 PM
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I've had amazing luck with that stuff even for shaft seals which in reality should respond to tricks. It really seems to disolve some shallac from heat that even PS and ATF can build up plus swells rubber but not much or too much for me yet??
T
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