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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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I didn't use my car for like 2 days, so it was in the same spot the whole time. Today I moved it and there was a huge power steering fluid puddle in the road, couldn't beleive it. So this would rule out the leak coming from a high pressure line, where could all this fluid be coming from??? It's literally driving me crazy, i've been trying to figure it out but I have no idea where its leaking from.

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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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might be from the front seal. you wouldnt be able to see it easily because the pulley is in the way.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 01:02 AM
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Hey i have the same problem on mine i would be driving an all of a sudden it would start to squeal an then, get hard like it had no power steering fluid in it, i found out that the boot on the passenger side was ripped an leaking bad from there so i replaced it an, sure enough couple mile's down the road it squealed an got hard again, the boot had ripped again, so i started looking at the power steering pump an noticed on lower back part it was leaking so i changed it out not to long ago an i am waiting on another boot to see if that was the problem.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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Well that isnt quite my problem at all, and im assuming you mean the rack and pinion when your talking about the boot?
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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but im just gonna buy a brand new pump from GM, im done messing with rebuilt garbage
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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Do you have to pull the pulley to change
the pump ?

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