P/S pump question
P/S pump question So I'm getting a chirp and I've pinned it down to the power steering. Now I haven't really looked at it closely to answer my question since its cold as hell out and supposed to get a bunch of snow tonight, but my question is, are there bearings in the pulley or are the bearings in the pump themselves. Sorry, just don't know that much about power steering. I just want to know if I should change the pulley or just order a pump.
Take a look at the pulley location related to the end of the shaft. Belt chirp is a common problem, when the pulley is not pressed onto the shaft til it's flush...BTDT.
Gm recognized that as an issue some yrs ago...
Gm recognized that as an issue some yrs ago...
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If its just belt chirp its probably not the pump unless its leaking fluid. Just look and make sure all the pulleys are aligned and if they are remove the belt and roll every pulley making sure nothing rolls rough. If everything checks out change the belt. If it still squeeks I would bet its the tensioner. I've swapped tensioners on both of my cars.
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I will second that!!! 
Also, given the **** poor quality of the all of the Sino-made bearings they install into even the Canuck, or U.S. made tensioner/idler pulley bodies nowadays, they could be bad the instant one installs them new, sadly enough.
Also, given the **** poor quality of the all of the Sino-made bearings they install into even the Canuck, or U.S. made tensioner/idler pulley bodies nowadays, they could be bad the instant one installs them new, sadly enough.
I wish I could spend that much for the pump right now. But between 9 in, drive shaft, torque arm and other misc parts. Pretty sure the wife would cut my ***** off if I bought that right now